diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 014e9090cb77..fab51a6af962 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1590,9 +1590,9 @@ static void node_states_clear_node(int node, struct memory_notify *arg)
 }
 
 static int __ref __offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn,
-		  unsigned long end_pfn, unsigned long timeout)
+		  unsigned long end_pfn)
 {
-	unsigned long pfn, nr_pages, expire;
+	unsigned long pfn, nr_pages;
 	long offlined_pages;
 	int ret, node;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -1630,12 +1630,8 @@ static int __ref __offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn,
 		goto failed_removal;
 
 	pfn = start_pfn;
-	expire = jiffies + timeout;
 repeat:
 	/* start memory hot removal */
-	ret = -EBUSY;
-	if (time_after(jiffies, expire))
-		goto failed_removal;
 	ret = -EINTR;
 	if (signal_pending(current))
 		goto failed_removal;
@@ -1708,7 +1704,7 @@ failed_removal:
 /* Must be protected by mem_hotplug_begin() or a device_lock */
 int offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
-	return __offline_pages(start_pfn, start_pfn + nr_pages, 120 * HZ);
+	return __offline_pages(start_pfn, start_pfn + nr_pages);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE */