diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
index f7264621e58d..149fbefc1a4d 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@ void __cpuinit start_secondary(void)
 
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpu);
 
-	ipi_call_lock();
 	set_cpu_online(cpu, true);
-	ipi_call_unlock();
 
 	local_irq_enable();
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
index 1113b8aba07f..963d2db53bfa 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ smp_callin (void)
 	set_numa_node(cpu_to_node_map[cpuid]);
 	set_numa_mem(local_memory_node(cpu_to_node_map[cpuid]));
 
-	ipi_call_lock_irq();
 	spin_lock(&vector_lock);
 	/* Setup the per cpu irq handling data structures */
 	__setup_vector_irq(cpuid);
@@ -390,7 +389,6 @@ smp_callin (void)
 	set_cpu_online(cpuid, true);
 	per_cpu(cpu_state, cpuid) = CPU_ONLINE;
 	spin_unlock(&vector_lock);
-	ipi_call_unlock_irq();
 
 	smp_setup_percpu_timer();
 
diff --git a/arch/m32r/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/m32r/include/asm/smp.h
index cf7829a61551..c689b828dfe2 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/m32r/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ static __inline__ int cpu_number_map(int cpu)
 	return cpu;
 }
 
-static __inline__ unsigned int num_booting_cpus(void)
-{
-	return cpumask_weight(&cpu_callout_map);
-}
-
 extern void smp_send_timer(void);
 extern unsigned long send_IPI_mask_phys(const cpumask_t*, int, int);
 
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/smp.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/smp.c
index 090d35d36973..e62c223e4c45 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/smp.c
@@ -876,9 +876,7 @@ static void __init smp_online(void)
 
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpu);
 
-	ipi_call_lock();
 	set_cpu_online(cpu, true);
-	ipi_call_unlock();
 
 	local_irq_enable();
 }
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
index a47828d31fe6..6266730efd61 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -300,9 +300,7 @@ smp_cpu_init(int cpunum)
 
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpunum);
 
-	ipi_call_lock();
 	set_cpu_online(cpunum, true);
-	ipi_call_unlock();
 
 	/* Initialise the idle task for this CPU */
 	atomic_inc(&init_mm.mm_count);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index e4cb34322de4..e1417c42155c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ void __devinit start_secondary(void *unused)
 	if (system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING)
 		vdso_data->processorCount++;
 #endif
-	ipi_call_lock();
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpu);
 	set_cpu_online(cpu, true);
 	/* Update sibling maps */
@@ -601,7 +600,6 @@ void __devinit start_secondary(void *unused)
 		of_node_put(np);
 	}
 	of_node_put(l2_cache);
-	ipi_call_unlock();
 
 	local_irq_enable();
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
index 15cca26ccb6c..8dca9c248ac7 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
@@ -717,9 +717,7 @@ static void __cpuinit smp_start_secondary(void *cpuvoid)
 	init_cpu_vtimer();
 	pfault_init();
 	notify_cpu_starting(smp_processor_id());
-	ipi_call_lock();
 	set_cpu_online(smp_processor_id(), true);
-	ipi_call_unlock();
 	local_irq_enable();
 	/* cpu_idle will call schedule for us */
 	cpu_idle();
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
index f591598d92f6..781bcb10b8bd 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ void __cpuinit smp_callin(void)
 	if (cheetah_pcache_forced_on)
 		cheetah_enable_pcache();
 
-	local_irq_enable();
-
 	callin_flag = 1;
 	__asm__ __volatile__("membar #Sync\n\t"
 			     "flush  %%g6" : : : "memory");
@@ -124,9 +122,8 @@ void __cpuinit smp_callin(void)
 	while (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpuid, &smp_commenced_mask))
 		rmb();
 
-	ipi_call_lock_irq();
 	set_cpu_online(cpuid, true);
-	ipi_call_unlock_irq();
+	local_irq_enable();
 
 	/* idle thread is expected to have preempt disabled */
 	preempt_disable();
@@ -1308,9 +1305,7 @@ int __cpu_disable(void)
 	mdelay(1);
 	local_irq_disable();
 
-	ipi_call_lock();
 	set_cpu_online(cpu, false);
-	ipi_call_unlock();
 
 	cpu_map_rebuild();
 
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c
index 84873fbe8f27..e686c5ac90be 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -198,17 +198,7 @@ void __cpuinit online_secondary(void)
 
 	notify_cpu_starting(smp_processor_id());
 
-	/*
-	 * We need to hold call_lock, so there is no inconsistency
-	 * between the time smp_call_function() determines number of
-	 * IPI recipients, and the time when the determination is made
-	 * for which cpus receive the IPI. Holding this
-	 * lock helps us to not include this cpu in a currently in progress
-	 * smp_call_function().
-	 */
-	ipi_call_lock();
 	set_cpu_online(smp_processor_id(), 1);
-	ipi_call_unlock();
 	__get_cpu_var(cpu_state) = CPU_ONLINE;
 
 	/* Set up tile-specific state for this cpu. */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
index f48394513c37..2ffa95dc2333 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -169,11 +169,6 @@ void x86_idle_thread_init(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle);
 void smp_store_cpu_info(int id);
 #define cpu_physical_id(cpu)	per_cpu(x86_cpu_to_apicid, cpu)
 
-/* We don't mark CPUs online until __cpu_up(), so we need another measure */
-static inline int num_booting_cpus(void)
-{
-	return cpumask_weight(cpu_callout_mask);
-}
 #else /* !CONFIG_SMP */
 #define wbinvd_on_cpu(cpu)     wbinvd()
 static inline int wbinvd_on_all_cpus(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 7bd8a0823654..27e2eeff7a4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -255,22 +255,13 @@ notrace static void __cpuinit start_secondary(void *unused)
 	check_tsc_sync_target();
 
 	/*
-	 * We need to hold call_lock, so there is no inconsistency
-	 * between the time smp_call_function() determines number of
-	 * IPI recipients, and the time when the determination is made
-	 * for which cpus receive the IPI. Holding this
-	 * lock helps us to not include this cpu in a currently in progress
-	 * smp_call_function().
-	 *
 	 * We need to hold vector_lock so there the set of online cpus
 	 * does not change while we are assigning vectors to cpus.  Holding
 	 * this lock ensures we don't half assign or remove an irq from a cpu.
 	 */
-	ipi_call_lock();
 	lock_vector_lock();
 	set_cpu_online(smp_processor_id(), true);
 	unlock_vector_lock();
-	ipi_call_unlock();
 	per_cpu(cpu_state, smp_processor_id()) = CPU_ONLINE;
 	x86_platform.nmi_init();
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
index afb250d22a6b..f58dca7a6e52 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ static void __cpuinit cpu_bringup(void)
 
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpu);
 
-	ipi_call_lock();
 	set_cpu_online(cpu, true);
-	ipi_call_unlock();
 
 	this_cpu_write(cpu_state, CPU_ONLINE);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/smp.h b/include/linux/smp.h
index 717fb746c9a8..dd6f06be3c9f 100644
--- a/include/linux/smp.h
+++ b/include/linux/smp.h
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ void kick_all_cpus_sync(void);
 void __init call_function_init(void);
 void generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt(void);
 void generic_smp_call_function_interrupt(void);
-void ipi_call_lock(void);
-void ipi_call_unlock(void);
-void ipi_call_lock_irq(void);
-void ipi_call_unlock_irq(void);
 #else
 static inline void call_function_init(void) { }
 #endif
@@ -181,7 +177,6 @@ static inline int up_smp_call_function(smp_call_func_t func, void *info)
 	} while (0)
 
 static inline void smp_send_reschedule(int cpu) { }
-#define num_booting_cpus()			1
 #define smp_prepare_boot_cpu()			do {} while (0)
 #define smp_call_function_many(mask, func, info, wait) \
 			(up_smp_call_function(func, info))
diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index d0ae5b24875e..29dd40a9f2f4 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -581,26 +581,6 @@ int smp_call_function(smp_call_func_t func, void *info, int wait)
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(smp_call_function);
-
-void ipi_call_lock(void)
-{
-	raw_spin_lock(&call_function.lock);
-}
-
-void ipi_call_unlock(void)
-{
-	raw_spin_unlock(&call_function.lock);
-}
-
-void ipi_call_lock_irq(void)
-{
-	raw_spin_lock_irq(&call_function.lock);
-}
-
-void ipi_call_unlock_irq(void)
-{
-	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&call_function.lock);
-}
 #endif /* USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS */
 
 /* Setup configured maximum number of CPUs to activate */
diff --git a/kernel/smpboot.h b/kernel/smpboot.h
index 80c0acfb8472..6ef9433e1c70 100644
--- a/kernel/smpboot.h
+++ b/kernel/smpboot.h
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 struct task_struct;
 
-int smpboot_prepare(unsigned int cpu);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
 struct task_struct *idle_thread_get(unsigned int cpu);
 void idle_thread_set_boot_cpu(void);