diff --git a/arch/m68k/mm/init.c b/arch/m68k/mm/init.c
index acaff6a49e35..b09a3cb29b68 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mm/init.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ void __init paging_init(void)
 	high_memory = (void *) end_mem;
 
 	empty_zero_page = alloc_bootmem_pages(PAGE_SIZE);
-	memset(empty_zero_page, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	/*
 	 * Set up SFC/DFC registers (user data space).
diff --git a/drivers/nubus/nubus.c b/drivers/nubus/nubus.c
index 5066a7ef7b6c..3319cf19deeb 100644
--- a/drivers/nubus/nubus.c
+++ b/drivers/nubus/nubus.c
@@ -920,14 +920,10 @@ void __init nubus_probe_slot(int slot)
 	rp = nubus_rom_addr(slot);	
 	for(i = 4; i; i--)
 	{
-		unsigned long flags;
 		int card_present;
 
 		rp--;
-		local_irq_save(flags);
 		card_present = hwreg_present(rp);
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
-	       
 		if (!card_present)
 			continue;