diff --git a/Documentation/pci.txt b/Documentation/pci.txt
index a8ded1a8bd62..40c4717d236b 100644
--- a/Documentation/pci.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pci.txt
@@ -124,10 +124,6 @@ initialization with a pointer to a structure describing the driver
 
 	err_handler	See Documentation/pci-error-recovery.txt
 
-	multithread_probe	Enable multi-threaded probe/scan. Driver must
-			provide its own locking/syncronization for init
-			operations if this is enabled.
-
 
 The ID table is an array of struct pci_device_id entries ending with an
 all-zero entry.  Each entry consists of:
diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 18dba8e78da7..92428e55b0c2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -226,12 +226,10 @@ static int device_probe_drivers(void *data)
  *
  *	Walk the list of drivers that the bus has and call
  *	driver_probe_device() for each pair. If a compatible
- *	pair is found, break out and return. If the bus specifies
- *	multithreaded probing, walking the list of drivers is done
- *	on a probing thread.
+ *	pair is found, break out and return.
  *
  *	Returns 1 if the device was bound to a driver;
- *	0 if no matching device was found or multithreaded probing is done;
+ *	0 if no matching device was found;
  *	-ENODEV if the device is not registered.
  *
  *	When called for a USB interface, @dev->parent->sem must be held.
@@ -239,7 +237,6 @@ static int device_probe_drivers(void *data)
 int device_attach(struct device * dev)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct task_struct *probe_task = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	down(&dev->sem);
 	if (dev->driver) {
@@ -251,12 +248,7 @@ int device_attach(struct device * dev)
 			ret = 0;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (dev->bus->multithread_probe)
-			probe_task = kthread_run(device_probe_drivers, dev,
-						 "probe-%s", dev->bus_id);
-		if(IS_ERR(probe_task))
-			ret = bus_for_each_drv(dev->bus, NULL, dev,
-					       __device_attach);
+		ret = bus_for_each_drv(dev->bus, NULL, dev, __device_attach);
 	}
 	up(&dev->sem);
 	return ret;
@@ -383,33 +375,6 @@ void driver_detach(struct device_driver * drv)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_MULTITHREAD_PROBE
-static int __init wait_for_probes(void)
-{
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
-
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: waiting for %d threads\n", __FUNCTION__,
-			atomic_read(&probe_count));
-	if (!atomic_read(&probe_count))
-		return 0;
-	while (atomic_read(&probe_count)) {
-		prepare_to_wait(&probe_waitqueue, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		if (atomic_read(&probe_count))
-			schedule();
-	}
-	finish_wait(&probe_waitqueue, &wait);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-core_initcall_sync(wait_for_probes);
-postcore_initcall_sync(wait_for_probes);
-arch_initcall_sync(wait_for_probes);
-subsys_initcall_sync(wait_for_probes);
-fs_initcall_sync(wait_for_probes);
-device_initcall_sync(wait_for_probes);
-late_initcall_sync(wait_for_probes);
-#endif
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_bind_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_release_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_attach);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/Kconfig b/drivers/pci/Kconfig
index 70efe8f285a6..7a1d6d512837 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pci/Kconfig
@@ -21,31 +21,6 @@ config PCI_MSI
 
 	   If you don't know what to do here, say N.
 
-config PCI_MULTITHREAD_PROBE
-	bool "PCI Multi-threaded probe (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN
-	help
-	  Say Y here if you want the PCI core to spawn a new thread for
-	  every PCI device that is probed.  This can cause a huge
-	  speedup in boot times on multiprocessor machines, and even a
-	  smaller speedup on single processor machines.
-
-	  But it can also cause lots of bad things to happen.  A number
-	  of PCI drivers cannot properly handle running in this way,
-	  some will just not work properly at all, while others might
-	  decide to blow up power supplies with a huge load all at once,
-	  so use this option at your own risk.
-
-	  It is very unwise to use this option if you are not using a
-	  boot process that can handle devices being created in any
-	  order.  A program that can create persistent block and network
-	  device names (like udev) is a good idea if you wish to use
-	  this option.
-
-	  Again, use this option at your own risk, you have been warned!
-
-	  When in doubt, say N.
-
 config PCI_DEBUG
 	bool "PCI Debugging"
 	depends on PCI && DEBUG_KERNEL
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
index 07fdb3cd6172..3bb7739d26a5 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
@@ -13,20 +13,6 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include "pci.h"
 
-/*
- *  Registration of PCI drivers and handling of hot-pluggable devices.
- */
-
-/* multithreaded probe logic */
-static int pci_multithread_probe =
-#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_MULTITHREAD_PROBE
-	1;
-#else
-	0;
-#endif
-__module_param_call("", pci_multithread_probe, param_set_bool, param_get_bool, &pci_multithread_probe, 0644);
-
-
 /*
  * Dynamic device IDs are disabled for !CONFIG_HOTPLUG
  */
@@ -569,7 +555,6 @@ struct bus_type pci_bus_type = {
 
 static int __init pci_driver_init(void)
 {
-	pci_bus_type.multithread_probe = pci_multithread_probe;
 	return bus_register(&pci_bus_type);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index a0cd2ced31a9..ff83b61d283d 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ struct bus_type {
 	int (*resume)(struct device * dev);
 
 	unsigned int drivers_autoprobe:1;
-	unsigned int multithread_probe:1;
 };
 
 extern int __must_check bus_register(struct bus_type * bus);