diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/octeon_switch.S b/arch/mips/kernel/octeon_switch.S
index f0a699d73627..423ae83af1fb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/octeon_switch.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/octeon_switch.S
@@ -52,32 +52,6 @@
 	.set pop
 1:
 
-	/* check if we need to save COP2 registers */
-	LONG_L	t0, ST_OFF(t3)
-	bbit0	t0, 30, 1f
-
-	/* Disable COP2 in the stored process state */
-	li	t1, ST0_CU2
-	xor	t0, t1
-	LONG_S	t0, ST_OFF(t3)
-
-	/* Enable COP2 so we can save it */
-	mfc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
-	or	t0, t1
-	mtc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
-
-	/* Save COP2 */
-	daddu	a0, THREAD_CP2
-	jal octeon_cop2_save
-	dsubu	a0, THREAD_CP2
-
-	/* Disable COP2 now that we are done */
-	mfc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
-	li	t1, ST0_CU2
-	xor	t0, t1
-	mtc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
-
-1:
 #if CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_CVMSEG_SIZE > 0
 	/* Check if we need to store CVMSEG state */
 	dmfc0	t0, $11,7	/* CvmMemCtl */