diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index c4df7d3c64d1..2f0c7ebc7624 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1081,13 +1081,6 @@ int try_online_node(int nid)
 	node_set_online(nid);
 	ret = register_one_node(nid);
 	BUG_ON(ret);
-
-	if (pgdat->node_zonelists->_zonerefs->zone == NULL) {
-		mutex_lock(&zonelists_mutex);
-		build_all_zonelists(NULL);
-		mutex_unlock(&zonelists_mutex);
-	}
-
 out:
 	mem_hotplug_done();
 	return ret;