diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index 8e59abc237d7..930cd8af3503 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -844,18 +844,6 @@ void __cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 		smp_ops->cpu_die(cpu);
 }
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(powerpc_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex);
-
-void cpu_hotplug_driver_lock()
-{
-	mutex_lock(&powerpc_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex);
-}
-
-void cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock()
-{
-	mutex_unlock(&powerpc_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex);
-}
-
 void cpu_die(void)
 {
 	if (ppc_md.cpu_die)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
index 7cfdaae1721a..a8fe5aa3d34f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
@@ -404,46 +404,38 @@ static ssize_t dlpar_cpu_probe(const char *buf, size_t count)
 	unsigned long drc_index;
 	int rc;
 
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_lock();
 	rc = strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &drc_index);
-	if (rc) {
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (rc)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	parent = of_find_node_by_path("/cpus");
-	if (!parent) {
-		rc = -ENODEV;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!parent)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	dn = dlpar_configure_connector(drc_index, parent);
-	if (!dn) {
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!dn)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	of_node_put(parent);
 
 	rc = dlpar_acquire_drc(drc_index);
 	if (rc) {
 		dlpar_free_cc_nodes(dn);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	rc = dlpar_attach_node(dn);
 	if (rc) {
 		dlpar_release_drc(drc_index);
 		dlpar_free_cc_nodes(dn);
-		goto out;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	rc = dlpar_online_cpu(dn);
-out:
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock();
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
-	return rc ? rc : count;
+	return count;
 }
 
 static int dlpar_offline_cpu(struct device_node *dn)
@@ -516,30 +508,27 @@ static ssize_t dlpar_cpu_release(const char *buf, size_t count)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_lock();
 	rc = dlpar_offline_cpu(dn);
 	if (rc) {
 		of_node_put(dn);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	rc = dlpar_release_drc(*drc_index);
 	if (rc) {
 		of_node_put(dn);
-		goto out;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	rc = dlpar_detach_node(dn);
 	if (rc) {
 		dlpar_acquire_drc(*drc_index);
-		goto out;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	of_node_put(dn);
-out:
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock();
-	return rc ? rc : count;
+
+	return count;
 }
 
 static int __init pseries_dlpar_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c b/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c
index a3f35ebb3b52..649b010da00b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ int __ref _debug_hotplug_cpu(int cpu, int action)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	lock_device_hotplug();
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_lock();
 
 	switch (action) {
 	case 0:
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ int __ref _debug_hotplug_cpu(int cpu, int action)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock();
 	unlock_device_hotplug();
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index 51f5d7fe2f0b..f48370dfc908 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@ static int __ref cpu_subsys_online(struct device *dev)
 	struct cpu *cpu = container_of(dev, struct cpu, dev);
 	int cpuid = dev->id;
 	int from_nid, to_nid;
-	int ret = -ENODEV;
-
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_lock();
+	int ret;
 
 	from_nid = cpu_to_node(cpuid);
 	if (from_nid == NUMA_NO_NODE)
-		goto out;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ret = cpu_up(cpuid);
 	/*
@@ -61,19 +59,12 @@ static int __ref cpu_subsys_online(struct device *dev)
 	if (from_nid != to_nid)
 		change_cpu_under_node(cpu, from_nid, to_nid);
 
- out:
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock();
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int cpu_subsys_offline(struct device *dev)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_lock();
-	ret = cpu_down(dev->id);
-	cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock();
-	return ret;
+	return cpu_down(dev->id);
 }
 
 void unregister_cpu(struct cpu *cpu)
diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 801ff9e73679..3434ef7de017 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -185,19 +185,6 @@ extern void cpu_hotplug_enable(void);
 void clear_tasks_mm_cpumask(int cpu);
 int cpu_down(unsigned int cpu);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE
-extern void cpu_hotplug_driver_lock(void);
-extern void cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock(void);
-#else
-static inline void cpu_hotplug_driver_lock(void)
-{
-}
-
-static inline void cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock(void)
-{
-}
-#endif
-
 #else		/* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
 static inline void cpu_hotplug_begin(void) {}