diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/kprobes.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/kprobes.h
index 28792ef82c83..921391f2341e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/kprobes.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/kprobes.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ typedef u16 kprobe_opcode_t;
 
 #define kretprobe_blacklist_size 0
 
-#define KPROBE_SWAP_INST	0x10
-
 /* Architecture specific copy of original instruction */
 struct arch_specific_insn {
 	/* copy of original instruction */
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c
index 6842e4501e2e..1a6521af1751 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ struct swap_insn_args {
 
 static int swap_instruction(void *data)
 {
-	struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb = get_kprobe_ctlblk();
-	unsigned long status = kcb->kprobe_status;
 	struct swap_insn_args *args = data;
 	struct ftrace_insn new_insn, *insn;
 	struct kprobe *p = args->p;
@@ -185,9 +183,7 @@ static int swap_instruction(void *data)
 			ftrace_generate_nop_insn(&new_insn);
 	}
 skip_ftrace:
-	kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_SWAP_INST;
 	s390_kernel_write(p->addr, &new_insn, len);
-	kcb->kprobe_status = status;
 	return 0;
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(swap_instruction);
@@ -574,9 +570,6 @@ static int kprobe_trap_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int trapnr)
 	const struct exception_table_entry *entry;
 
 	switch(kcb->kprobe_status) {
-	case KPROBE_SWAP_INST:
-		/* We are here because the instruction replacement failed */
-		return 0;
 	case KPROBE_HIT_SS:
 	case KPROBE_REENTER:
 		/*