diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
index a282bc212e80..50d7372bc2ce 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/slb.c
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ static inline void slb_shadow_clear(unsigned long entry)
 	get_slb_shadow()->save_area[entry].esid = 0;
 }
 
-void slb_shadow_clear_all(void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < SLB_NUM_BOLTED; i++)
-		slb_shadow_clear(i);
-}
-
 static inline void create_shadowed_slbe(unsigned long ea, int ssize,
 					unsigned long flags,
 					unsigned long entry)
@@ -300,6 +292,8 @@ void slb_initialize(void)
 
 	create_shadowed_slbe(VMALLOC_START, mmu_kernel_ssize, vflags, 1);
 
+	slb_shadow_clear(2);
+
 	/* We don't bolt the stack for the time being - we're in boot,
 	 * so the stack is in the bolted segment.  By the time it goes
 	 * elsewhere, we'll call _switch() which will bolt in the new
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
index 34317aa148a8..9a455d46379d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ void vpa_init(int cpu)
 	 */
 	addr = __pa(&slb_shadow[cpu]);
 	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR)) {
-		slb_shadow_clear_all();
 		ret = register_slb_shadow(hwcpu, addr);
 		if (ret)
 			printk(KERN_ERR
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-hash64.h b/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-hash64.h
index 951e2487aa69..82328dec2b52 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-hash64.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-hash64.h
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ extern void hpte_init_iSeries(void);
 extern void hpte_init_beat(void);
 extern void hpte_init_beat_v3(void);
 
-extern void slb_shadow_clear_all(void);
 extern void stabs_alloc(void);
 extern void slb_initialize(void);
 extern void slb_flush_and_rebolt(void);