diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_remapping.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_remapping.h
index f1b619e5a50d..6224d316c405 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_remapping.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_remapping.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct irq_cfg;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_REMAP
 
-extern int irq_remapping_supported(void);
 extern void set_irq_remapping_broken(void);
 extern int irq_remapping_prepare(void);
 extern int irq_remapping_enable(void);
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ void irq_remap_modify_chip_defaults(struct irq_chip *chip);
 
 #else  /* CONFIG_IRQ_REMAP */
 
-static inline int irq_remapping_supported(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void set_irq_remapping_broken(void) { }
 static inline int irq_remapping_prepare(void) { return -ENODEV; }
 static inline int irq_remapping_enable(void) { return -ENODEV; }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 2f16116ced90..35e6d09294ed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -1575,12 +1575,7 @@ void enable_x2apic(void)
 
 static int __init try_to_enable_IR(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_REMAP
-	if (!irq_remapping_supported()) {
-		pr_debug("intr-remapping not supported\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC
 	if (!x2apic_enabled() && skip_ioapic_setup) {
 		pr_info("Skipped enabling intr-remap because of skipping "
 			"io-apic setup\n");
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu.c
index 98024856df07..59de6364a910 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu.c
@@ -4284,7 +4284,6 @@ static int alloc_hpet_msi(unsigned int irq, unsigned int id)
 }
 
 struct irq_remap_ops amd_iommu_irq_ops = {
-	.supported		= amd_iommu_supported,
 	.prepare		= amd_iommu_prepare,
 	.enable			= amd_iommu_enable,
 	.disable		= amd_iommu_disable,
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu_init.c b/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu_init.c
index 0039f87f48b8..970979ecbebb 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu_init.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu_init.c
@@ -2129,11 +2129,6 @@ int __init amd_iommu_prepare(void)
 	return iommu_go_to_state(IOMMU_ACPI_FINISHED);
 }
 
-int __init amd_iommu_supported(void)
-{
-	return amd_iommu_irq_remap ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
 int __init amd_iommu_enable(void)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu_proto.h b/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu_proto.h
index 95ed6deae47f..861af9d8338a 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu_proto.h
+++ b/drivers/iommu/amd_iommu_proto.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ extern void amd_iommu_init_notifier(void);
 extern void amd_iommu_init_api(void);
 
 /* Needed for interrupt remapping */
-extern int amd_iommu_supported(void);
 extern int amd_iommu_prepare(void);
 extern int amd_iommu_enable(void);
 extern void amd_iommu_disable(void);
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel_irq_remapping.c b/drivers/iommu/intel_irq_remapping.c
index 9d67c12c2ffb..fb72bd5f438c 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel_irq_remapping.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel_irq_remapping.c
@@ -567,11 +567,6 @@ static int __init dmar_x2apic_optout(void)
 	return dmar->flags & DMAR_X2APIC_OPT_OUT;
 }
 
-static int __init intel_irq_remapping_supported(void)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static void __init intel_cleanup_irq_remapping(void)
 {
 	struct dmar_drhd_unit *drhd;
@@ -1216,7 +1211,6 @@ static int intel_alloc_hpet_msi(unsigned int irq, unsigned int id)
 }
 
 struct irq_remap_ops intel_irq_remap_ops = {
-	.supported		= intel_irq_remapping_supported,
 	.prepare		= intel_prepare_irq_remapping,
 	.enable			= intel_enable_irq_remapping,
 	.disable		= disable_irq_remapping,
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c b/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c
index 91d5884d3ed9..e7449b42504d 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c
@@ -199,19 +199,11 @@ void set_irq_remapping_broken(void)
 	irq_remap_broken = 1;
 }
 
-int irq_remapping_supported(void)
-{
-	if (disable_irq_remap)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!remap_ops || !remap_ops->supported)
-		return 0;
-
-	return remap_ops->supported();
-}
-
 int __init irq_remapping_prepare(void)
 {
+	if (disable_irq_remap)
+		return -ENOSYS;
+
 	remap_ops = &intel_irq_remap_ops;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.h b/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.h
index fde250f86e60..a8edfea0ab5d 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.h
+++ b/drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ extern int no_x2apic_optout;
 extern int irq_remapping_enabled;
 
 struct irq_remap_ops {
-	/* Check whether Interrupt Remapping is supported */
-	int (*supported)(void);
-
 	/* Initializes hardware and makes it ready for remapping interrupts */
 	int  (*prepare)(void);