diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c
index 9fc280e24ef4..01f792fcb220 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c
@@ -124,19 +124,12 @@ static int r8a7779_cpu_kill(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-static int r8a7779_cpu_disable(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	/* only CPU1->3 have power domains, do not allow hotplug of CPU0 */
-	return cpu == 0 ? -EPERM : 0;
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
 struct smp_operations r8a7779_smp_ops  __initdata = {
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= r8a7779_smp_prepare_cpus,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= r8a7779_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-	.cpu_disable		= r8a7779_cpu_disable,
 	.cpu_die		= shmobile_smp_scu_cpu_die,
 	.cpu_kill		= r8a7779_cpu_kill,
 #endif