diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
index ce5b4f53aacb..a830c5e80657 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
@@ -950,13 +950,6 @@ static void pmac_cpu_die(void)
 	generic_set_cpu_dead(cpu);
 	smp_wmb();
 
-	/*
-	 * during the path that leads here preemption is disabled,
-	 * reenable it now so that when coming up preempt count is
-	 * zero correctly
-	 */
-	preempt_enable();
-
 	/*
 	 * Re-enable interrupts. The NAP code needs to enable them
 	 * anyways, do it now so we deal with the case where one already