diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index 8dc155dab3ed..696a56be7d3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -266,39 +266,21 @@ extern asmlinkage void dump_stack(void) __cold;
  * and other debug macros are compiled out unless either DEBUG is defined
  * or CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG is set.
  */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
-
-asmlinkage __printf(1, 2) __cold void __pr_emerg(const char *fmt, ...);
-asmlinkage __printf(1, 2) __cold void __pr_alert(const char *fmt, ...);
-asmlinkage __printf(1, 2) __cold void __pr_crit(const char *fmt, ...);
-asmlinkage __printf(1, 2) __cold void __pr_err(const char *fmt, ...);
-asmlinkage __printf(1, 2) __cold void __pr_warn(const char *fmt, ...);
-asmlinkage __printf(1, 2) __cold void __pr_notice(const char *fmt, ...);
-asmlinkage __printf(1, 2) __cold void __pr_info(const char *fmt, ...);
-
-#define pr_emerg(fmt, ...)	__pr_emerg(pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_alert(fmt, ...)	__pr_alert(pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_crit(fmt, ...)	__pr_crit(pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_err(fmt, ...)	__pr_err(pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_warn(fmt, ...)	__pr_warn(pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_notice(fmt, ...)	__pr_notice(pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_info(fmt, ...)	__pr_info(pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-
-#else
-
-#define pr_emerg(fmt, ...)	printk(KERN_EMERG pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_alert(fmt, ...)	printk(KERN_ALERT pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_crit(fmt, ...)	printk(KERN_CRIT pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_err(fmt, ...)	printk(KERN_ERR pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_warn(fmt, ...)	printk(KERN_WARNING pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_notice(fmt, ...)	printk(KERN_NOTICE pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define pr_info(fmt, ...)	printk(KERN_INFO pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
-
-#endif
-
-#define pr_warning pr_warn
-
+#define pr_emerg(fmt, ...) \
+	printk(KERN_EMERG pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_alert(fmt, ...) \
+	printk(KERN_ALERT pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_crit(fmt, ...) \
+	printk(KERN_CRIT pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_err(fmt, ...) \
+	printk(KERN_ERR pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_warning(fmt, ...) \
+	printk(KERN_WARNING pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_warn pr_warning
+#define pr_notice(fmt, ...) \
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_info(fmt, ...) \
+	printk(KERN_INFO pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
 /*
  * Like KERN_CONT, pr_cont() should only be used when continuing
  * a line with no newline ('\n') enclosed. Otherwise it defaults
diff --git a/kernel/printk/internal.h b/kernel/printk/internal.h
index 5d4505f30083..7fd2838fa417 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/printk/internal.h
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
  */
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 
-typedef __printf(2, 0) int (*printk_func_t)(int level, const char *fmt,
-					    va_list args);
+typedef __printf(1, 0) int (*printk_func_t)(const char *fmt, va_list args);
 
-__printf(2, 0)
-int vprintk_default(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args);
+int __printf(1, 0) vprintk_default(const char *fmt, va_list args);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK_NMI
 
@@ -33,10 +31,9 @@ extern raw_spinlock_t logbuf_lock;
  * via per-CPU variable.
  */
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(printk_func_t, printk_func);
-__printf(2, 0)
-static inline int vprintk_func(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+static inline __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_func(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
-	return this_cpu_read(printk_func)(level, fmt, args);
+	return this_cpu_read(printk_func)(fmt, args);
 }
 
 extern atomic_t nmi_message_lost;
@@ -47,10 +44,9 @@ static inline int get_nmi_message_lost(void)
 
 #else /* CONFIG_PRINTK_NMI */
 
-__printf(2, 0)
-static inline int vprintk_func(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+static inline __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_func(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
-	return vprintk_default(level, fmt, args);
+	return vprintk_default(fmt, args);
 }
 
 static inline int get_nmi_message_lost(void)
diff --git a/kernel/printk/nmi.c b/kernel/printk/nmi.c
index bc3eeb1ae6da..b69eb8a2876f 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/nmi.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/nmi.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct nmi_seq_buf, nmi_print_seq);
  * one writer running. But the buffer might get flushed from another
  * CPU, so we need to be careful.
  */
-static int vprintk_nmi(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+static int vprintk_nmi(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	struct nmi_seq_buf *s = this_cpu_ptr(&nmi_print_seq);
 	int add = 0;
@@ -79,16 +79,7 @@ again:
 	if (!len)
 		smp_rmb();
 
-	if (level != LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT) {
-		add = snprintf(s->buffer + len, sizeof(s->buffer) - len,
-				KERN_SOH "%c", '0' + level);
-		add += vsnprintf(s->buffer + len + add,
-				 sizeof(s->buffer) - len - add,
-				 fmt, args);
-	} else {
-		add = vsnprintf(s->buffer + len, sizeof(s->buffer) - len,
-				fmt, args);
-	}
+	add = vsnprintf(s->buffer + len, sizeof(s->buffer) - len, fmt, args);
 
 	/*
 	 * Do it once again if the buffer has been flushed in the meantime.
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index a37fc8cf8e84..eea6dbc2d8cf 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -1930,26 +1930,7 @@ asmlinkage int printk_emit(int facility, int level,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(printk_emit);
 
-#define define_pr_level(func, loglevel)				\
-asmlinkage __visible void func(const char *fmt, ...)		\
-{								\
-	va_list args;						\
-								\
-	va_start(args, fmt);					\
-	vprintk_default(loglevel, fmt, args);			\
-	va_end(args);						\
-}								\
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(func)
-
-define_pr_level(__pr_emerg, LOGLEVEL_EMERG);
-define_pr_level(__pr_alert, LOGLEVEL_ALERT);
-define_pr_level(__pr_crit, LOGLEVEL_CRIT);
-define_pr_level(__pr_err, LOGLEVEL_ERR);
-define_pr_level(__pr_warn, LOGLEVEL_WARNING);
-define_pr_level(__pr_notice, LOGLEVEL_NOTICE);
-define_pr_level(__pr_info, LOGLEVEL_INFO);
-
-int vprintk_default(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+int vprintk_default(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	int r;
 
@@ -1959,7 +1940,7 @@ int vprintk_default(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 		return r;
 	}
 #endif
-	r = vprintk_emit(0, level, NULL, 0, fmt, args);
+	r = vprintk_emit(0, LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT, NULL, 0, fmt, args);
 
 	return r;
 }
@@ -1992,7 +1973,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible int printk(const char *fmt, ...)
 	int r;
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	r = vprintk_func(LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT, fmt, args);
+	r = vprintk_func(fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 
 	return r;