diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/unistd.h
index 32640c431a08..8f63daf3efa3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@
  */
 #define __NR_syscalls  (388)
 
-/*
- * *NOTE*: This is a ghost syscall private to the kernel.  Only the
- * __kuser_cmpxchg code in entry-armv.S should be aware of its
- * existence.  Don't ever use this from user code.
- */
-#define __ARM_NR_cmpxchg		(__ARM_NR_BASE+0x00fff0)
-
 #define __ARCH_WANT_STAT64
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_GETHOSTNAME
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_PAUSE
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
index 3e1c26eb32b4..3ce377f7251f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
@@ -427,8 +427,7 @@ ENDPROC(__fiq_abt)
 	.endm
 
 	.macro	kuser_cmpxchg_check
-#if !defined(CONFIG_CPU_32v6K) && defined(CONFIG_KUSER_HELPERS) && \
-    !defined(CONFIG_NEEDS_SYSCALL_FOR_CMPXCHG)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_CPU_32v6K) && defined(CONFIG_KUSER_HELPERS)
 #ifndef CONFIG_MMU
 #warning "NPTL on non MMU needs fixing"
 #else
@@ -859,20 +858,7 @@ __kuser_helper_start:
 
 __kuser_cmpxchg64:				@ 0xffff0f60
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NEEDS_SYSCALL_FOR_CMPXCHG)
-
-	/*
-	 * Poor you.  No fast solution possible...
-	 * The kernel itself must perform the operation.
-	 * A special ghost syscall is used for that (see traps.c).
-	 */
-	stmfd	sp!, {r7, lr}
-	ldr	r7, 1f			@ it's 20 bits
-	swi	__ARM_NR_cmpxchg64
-	ldmfd	sp!, {r7, pc}
-1:	.word	__ARM_NR_cmpxchg64
-
-#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_32v6K)
+#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_32v6K)
 
 	stmfd	sp!, {r4, r5, r6, r7}
 	ldrd	r4, r5, [r0]			@ load old val
@@ -948,20 +934,7 @@ __kuser_memory_barrier:				@ 0xffff0fa0
 
 __kuser_cmpxchg:				@ 0xffff0fc0
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NEEDS_SYSCALL_FOR_CMPXCHG)
-
-	/*
-	 * Poor you.  No fast solution possible...
-	 * The kernel itself must perform the operation.
-	 * A special ghost syscall is used for that (see traps.c).
-	 */
-	stmfd	sp!, {r7, lr}
-	ldr	r7, 1f			@ it's 20 bits
-	swi	__ARM_NR_cmpxchg
-	ldmfd	sp!, {r7, pc}
-1:	.word	__ARM_NR_cmpxchg
-
-#elif __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ < 6
+#if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ < 6
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
index 969f9d9e665f..bc698383e822 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
@@ -625,58 +625,6 @@ asmlinkage int arm_syscall(int no, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		set_tls(regs->ARM_r0);
 		return 0;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NEEDS_SYSCALL_FOR_CMPXCHG
-	/*
-	 * Atomically store r1 in *r2 if *r2 is equal to r0 for user space.
-	 * Return zero in r0 if *MEM was changed or non-zero if no exchange
-	 * happened.  Also set the user C flag accordingly.
-	 * If access permissions have to be fixed up then non-zero is
-	 * returned and the operation has to be re-attempted.
-	 *
-	 * *NOTE*: This is a ghost syscall private to the kernel.  Only the
-	 * __kuser_cmpxchg code in entry-armv.S should be aware of its
-	 * existence.  Don't ever use this from user code.
-	 */
-	case NR(cmpxchg):
-	for (;;) {
-		extern void do_DataAbort(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr,
-					 struct pt_regs *regs);
-		unsigned long val;
-		unsigned long addr = regs->ARM_r2;
-		struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
-		pgd_t *pgd; pmd_t *pmd; pte_t *pte;
-		spinlock_t *ptl;
-
-		regs->ARM_cpsr &= ~PSR_C_BIT;
-		down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-		pgd = pgd_offset(mm, addr);
-		if (!pgd_present(*pgd))
-			goto bad_access;
-		pmd = pmd_offset(pgd, addr);
-		if (!pmd_present(*pmd))
-			goto bad_access;
-		pte = pte_offset_map_lock(mm, pmd, addr, &ptl);
-		if (!pte_present(*pte) || !pte_write(*pte) || !pte_dirty(*pte)) {
-			pte_unmap_unlock(pte, ptl);
-			goto bad_access;
-		}
-		val = *(unsigned long *)addr;
-		val -= regs->ARM_r0;
-		if (val == 0) {
-			*(unsigned long *)addr = regs->ARM_r1;
-			regs->ARM_cpsr |= PSR_C_BIT;
-		}
-		pte_unmap_unlock(pte, ptl);
-		up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-		return val;
-
-		bad_access:
-		up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-		/* simulate a write access fault */
-		do_DataAbort(addr, 15 + (1 << 11), regs);
-	}
-#endif
-
 	default:
 		/* Calls 9f00xx..9f07ff are defined to return -ENOSYS
 		   if not implemented, rather than raising SIGILL.  This
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index df7537f12469..c21941349b3e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -419,28 +419,24 @@ config CPU_THUMBONLY
 config CPU_32v3
 	bool
 	select CPU_USE_DOMAINS if MMU
-	select NEEDS_SYSCALL_FOR_CMPXCHG if SMP
 	select NEED_KUSER_HELPERS
 	select TLS_REG_EMUL if SMP || !MMU
 
 config CPU_32v4
 	bool
 	select CPU_USE_DOMAINS if MMU
-	select NEEDS_SYSCALL_FOR_CMPXCHG if SMP
 	select NEED_KUSER_HELPERS
 	select TLS_REG_EMUL if SMP || !MMU
 
 config CPU_32v4T
 	bool
 	select CPU_USE_DOMAINS if MMU
-	select NEEDS_SYSCALL_FOR_CMPXCHG if SMP
 	select NEED_KUSER_HELPERS
 	select TLS_REG_EMUL if SMP || !MMU
 
 config CPU_32v5
 	bool
 	select CPU_USE_DOMAINS if MMU
-	select NEEDS_SYSCALL_FOR_CMPXCHG if SMP
 	select NEED_KUSER_HELPERS
 	select TLS_REG_EMUL if SMP || !MMU
 
@@ -805,14 +801,6 @@ config TLS_REG_EMUL
 	  a few prototypes like that in existence) and therefore access to
 	  that required register must be emulated.
 
-config NEEDS_SYSCALL_FOR_CMPXCHG
-	bool
-	select NEED_KUSER_HELPERS
-	help
-	  SMP on a pre-ARMv6 processor?  Well OK then.
-	  Forget about fast user space cmpxchg support.
-	  It is just not possible.
-
 config NEED_KUSER_HELPERS
 	bool