diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
index 97dc01b03631..4eff2aed7360 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	seq_printf(m, "package\t\t\t: %d\n", cpu_data[n].package);
 	seq_printf(m, "core\t\t\t: %d\n", cpu_data[n].core);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP) || defined(CONFIG_CPU_MIPSR6)
+	if (cpu_has_mipsmt)
+		seq_printf(m, "VPE\t\t\t: %d\n", cpu_data[n].vpe_id);
+	else if (cpu_has_vp)
+		seq_printf(m, "VP\t\t\t: %d\n", cpu_data[n].vpe_id);
+#endif
+
 	sprintf(fmt, "VCE%%c exceptions\t\t: %s\n",
 		      cpu_has_vce ? "%u" : "not available");
 	seq_printf(m, fmt, 'D', vced_count);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
index 4f9570a57e8d..e077ea3e11fb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
@@ -289,26 +289,3 @@ struct plat_smp_ops vsmp_smp_ops = {
 	.prepare_cpus		= vsmp_prepare_cpus,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-static int proc_cpuinfo_chain_call(struct notifier_block *nfb,
-	unsigned long action_unused, void *data)
-{
-	struct proc_cpuinfo_notifier_args *pcn = data;
-	struct seq_file *m = pcn->m;
-	unsigned long n = pcn->n;
-
-	if (!cpu_has_mipsmt)
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
-
-	seq_printf(m, "VPE\t\t\t: %d\n", cpu_data[n].vpe_id);
-
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
-}
-
-static int __init proc_cpuinfo_notifier_init(void)
-{
-	return proc_cpuinfo_notifier(proc_cpuinfo_chain_call, 0);
-}
-
-subsys_initcall(proc_cpuinfo_notifier_init);
-#endif