diff --git a/Documentation/preempt-locking.txt b/Documentation/preempt-locking.txt
index 509f5a422d57..dce336134e54 100644
--- a/Documentation/preempt-locking.txt
+++ b/Documentation/preempt-locking.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ preemption must be disabled around such regions.
 
 Note, some FPU functions are already explicitly preempt safe.  For example,
 kernel_fpu_begin and kernel_fpu_end will disable and enable preemption.
-However, fpu__restore() must be called with preemption disabled.
 
 
 RULE #3: Lock acquire and release must be performed by same task
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
index fb04a3ded7dd..75a1d5f712ee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ extern void fpu__initialize(struct fpu *fpu);
 extern void fpu__prepare_read(struct fpu *fpu);
 extern void fpu__prepare_write(struct fpu *fpu);
 extern void fpu__save(struct fpu *fpu);
-extern void fpu__restore(struct fpu *fpu);
 extern int  fpu__restore_sig(void __user *buf, int ia32_frame);
 extern void fpu__drop(struct fpu *fpu);
 extern int  fpu__copy(struct fpu *dst_fpu, struct fpu *src_fpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
index 2e5003fef51a..1d3ae7988f7f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -303,30 +303,6 @@ void fpu__prepare_write(struct fpu *fpu)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * 'fpu__restore()' is called to copy FPU registers from
- * the FPU fpstate to the live hw registers and to activate
- * access to the hardware registers, so that FPU instructions
- * can be used afterwards.
- *
- * Must be called with kernel preemption disabled (for example
- * with local interrupts disabled, as it is in the case of
- * do_device_not_available()).
- */
-void fpu__restore(struct fpu *fpu)
-{
-	fpu__initialize(fpu);
-
-	/* Avoid __kernel_fpu_begin() right after fpregs_activate() */
-	kernel_fpu_disable();
-	trace_x86_fpu_before_restore(fpu);
-	fpregs_activate(fpu);
-	copy_kernel_to_fpregs(&fpu->state);
-	trace_x86_fpu_after_restore(fpu);
-	kernel_fpu_enable();
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpu__restore);
-
 /*
  * Drops current FPU state: deactivates the fpregs and
  * the fpstate. NOTE: it still leaves previous contents
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index e471d8e6f0b2..7888a41a03cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -267,9 +267,7 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 	/*
 	 * Leave lazy mode, flushing any hypercalls made here.
 	 * This must be done before restoring TLS segments so
-	 * the GDT and LDT are properly updated, and must be
-	 * done before fpu__restore(), so the TS bit is up
-	 * to date.
+	 * the GDT and LDT are properly updated.
 	 */
 	arch_end_context_switch(next_p);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 6a62f4af9fcf..e1983b3a16c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -538,9 +538,7 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 	/*
 	 * Leave lazy mode, flushing any hypercalls made here.  This
 	 * must be done after loading TLS entries in the GDT but before
-	 * loading segments that might reference them, and and it must
-	 * be done before fpu__restore(), so the TS bit is up to
-	 * date.
+	 * loading segments that might reference them.
 	 */
 	arch_end_context_switch(next_p);