diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c
index 19186ce8850d..0bd69d0b5cd7 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c
@@ -141,16 +141,12 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
 
 extern char reboot_command [];
 
-extern void (*prom_palette)(int);
-
 /* XXX cli/sti -> local_irq_xxx here, check this works once SMP is fixed. */
 void machine_halt(void)
 {
 	local_irq_enable();
 	mdelay(8);
 	local_irq_disable();
-	if (prom_palette)
-		prom_palette (1);
 	prom_halt();
 	panic("Halt failed!");
 }
@@ -165,8 +161,6 @@ void machine_restart(char * cmd)
 
 	p = strchr (reboot_command, '\n');
 	if (p) *p = 0;
-	if (prom_palette)
-		prom_palette (1);
 	if (cmd)
 		prom_reboot(cmd);
 	if (*reboot_command)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
index 5f1508eeb84d..3c13137685da 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ struct screen_info screen_info = {
  */
 
 extern unsigned long trapbase;
-void (*prom_palette)(int);
 
 /* Pretty sick eh? */
 void prom_sync_me(void)
@@ -80,8 +79,6 @@ void prom_sync_me(void)
 			     "nop\n\t"
 			     "nop\n\t" : : "r" (&trapbase));
 
-	if (prom_palette)
-		prom_palette(1);
 	prom_printf("PROM SYNC COMMAND...\n");
 	show_free_areas();
 	if(current->pid != 0) {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/prom/misc.c b/arch/sparc/prom/misc.c
index 37cff5f54704..d9fb3af41c1f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/prom/misc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/prom/misc.c
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ prom_feval(char *fstring)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&prom_lock, flags);
 }
 
-/* We want to do this more nicely some day. */
-extern void (*prom_palette)(int);
-
 /* Drop into the prom, with the chance to continue with the 'go'
  * prom command.
  */
@@ -58,8 +55,6 @@ prom_cmdline(void)
 	extern void install_linux_ticker(void);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (prom_palette)
-		prom_palette (1);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&prom_lock, flags);
 	install_obp_ticker();
 	(*(romvec->pv_abort))();
@@ -69,8 +64,6 @@ prom_cmdline(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUN_AUXIO
 	set_auxio(AUXIO_LED, 0);
 #endif
-	if (prom_palette)
-		prom_palette (0);
 }
 
 /* Drop into the prom, but completely terminate the program.
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
index d7e8e80d43a5..6eceac51ae62 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
@@ -113,13 +113,9 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
 
 extern char reboot_command [];
 
-extern void (*prom_palette)(int);
-
 void machine_halt(void)
 {
 	sstate_halt();
-	if (prom_palette)
-		prom_palette (1);
 	prom_halt();
 	panic("Halt failed!");
 }
@@ -127,8 +123,6 @@ void machine_halt(void)
 void machine_alt_power_off(void)
 {
 	sstate_poweroff();
-	if (prom_palette)
-		prom_palette(1);
 	prom_halt_power_off();
 	panic("Power-off failed!");
 }
@@ -140,8 +134,6 @@ void machine_restart(char * cmd)
 	sstate_reboot();
 	p = strchr (reboot_command, '\n');
 	if (p) *p = 0;
-	if (prom_palette)
-		prom_palette (1);
 	if (cmd)
 		prom_reboot(cmd);
 	if (*reboot_command)
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
index 577c823b0529..d036dbe72864 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ struct screen_info screen_info = {
 	16                      /* orig-video-points */
 };
 
-void (*prom_palette)(int);
-
 static void
 prom_console_write(struct console *con, const char *s, unsigned n)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c
index 68db08930399..51fa773f38c9 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ extern int (*handle_mathemu)(struct pt_regs *, struct fpustate *);
 extern long sparc32_open(const char __user * filename, int flags, int mode);
 extern int io_remap_pfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long from,
 	unsigned long pfn, unsigned long size, pgprot_t prot);
-extern void (*prom_palette)(int);
 
 extern int __ashrdi3(int, int);
 
@@ -355,5 +354,3 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(xor_niagara_2);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xor_niagara_3);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xor_niagara_4);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xor_niagara_5);
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(prom_palette);
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/prom/misc.c b/arch/sparc64/prom/misc.c
index bbec7522826c..47a877a15abd 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/prom/misc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/prom/misc.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ void prom_feval(const char *fstring)
 		  P1275_INOUT(1, 1), fstring);
 }
 
-/* We want to do this more nicely some day. */
-extern void (*prom_palette)(int);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 extern void smp_capture(void);
 extern void smp_release(void);
@@ -72,9 +69,6 @@ void prom_cmdline(void)
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 
-	if (prom_palette)
-		prom_palette(1);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	smp_capture();
 #endif
@@ -85,9 +79,6 @@ void prom_cmdline(void)
 	smp_release();
 #endif
 
-	if (prom_palette)
-		prom_palette(0);
-
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }