diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6571fbfdb2a1..66d471f0b92e 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2049,9 +2049,6 @@
 			This tests the locking primitive's ability to
 			transition abruptly to and from idle.
 
-	locktorture.torture_runnable= [BOOT]
-			Start locktorture running at boot time.
-
 	locktorture.torture_type= [KNL]
 			Specify the locking implementation to test.
 
@@ -3459,9 +3456,6 @@
 			the same as for rcuperf.nreaders.
 			N, where N is the number of CPUs
 
-	rcuperf.perf_runnable= [BOOT]
-			Start rcuperf running at boot time.
-
 	rcuperf.perf_type= [KNL]
 			Specify the RCU implementation to test.
 
@@ -3595,9 +3589,6 @@
 			Test RCU's dyntick-idle handling.  See also the
 			rcutorture.shuffle_interval parameter.
 
-	rcutorture.torture_runnable= [BOOT]
-			Start rcutorture running at boot time.
-
 	rcutorture.torture_type= [KNL]
 			Specify the RCU implementation to test.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/locking/locktorture.txt b/Documentation/locking/locktorture.txt
index a2ef3a929bf1..6a8df4cd19bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/locking/locktorture.txt
+++ b/Documentation/locking/locktorture.txt
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ torture_type	  Type of lock to torture. By default, only spinlocks will
 
 		     o "rwsem_lock": read/write down() and up() semaphore pairs.
 
-torture_runnable  Start locktorture at boot time in the case where the
-		  module is built into the kernel, otherwise wait for
-		  torture_runnable to be set via sysfs before starting.
-		  By default it will begin once the module is loaded.
-
 
 	    ** Torture-framework (RCU + locking) **
 
diff --git a/include/linux/torture.h b/include/linux/torture.h
index 907d266aaddc..66272862070b 100644
--- a/include/linux/torture.h
+++ b/include/linux/torture.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void stutter_wait(const char *title);
 int torture_stutter_init(int s);
 
 /* Initialization and cleanup. */
-bool torture_init_begin(char *ttype, bool v, int *runnable);
+bool torture_init_begin(char *ttype, bool v);
 void torture_init_end(void);
 bool torture_cleanup_begin(void);
 void torture_cleanup_end(void);
diff --git a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
index 2a1fc2a58910..6850ffd69125 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ struct lock_stress_stats {
 	long n_lock_acquired;
 };
 
-int torture_runnable = IS_ENABLED(MODULE);
-module_param(torture_runnable, int, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(torture_runnable, "Start locktorture at module init");
-
 /* Forward reference. */
 static void lock_torture_cleanup(void);
 
@@ -866,7 +862,7 @@ static int __init lock_torture_init(void)
 		&percpu_rwsem_lock_ops,
 	};
 
-	if (!torture_init_begin(torture_type, verbose, &torture_runnable))
+	if (!torture_init_begin(torture_type, verbose))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	/* Process args and tell the world that the torturer is on the job. */
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c b/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c
index 1f87a02c3399..d1ebdf9868bb 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ static int rcu_perf_writer_state;
 #define MAX_MEAS 10000
 #define MIN_MEAS 100
 
-static int perf_runnable = IS_ENABLED(MODULE);
-module_param(perf_runnable, int, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(perf_runnable, "Start rcuperf at boot");
-
 /*
  * Operations vector for selecting different types of tests.
  */
@@ -646,7 +642,7 @@ rcu_perf_init(void)
 		&tasks_ops,
 	};
 
-	if (!torture_init_begin(perf_type, verbose, &perf_runnable))
+	if (!torture_init_begin(perf_type, verbose))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	/* Process args and tell the world that the perf'er is on the job. */
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 1074ecc3f72f..308e6fdbced8 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -187,10 +187,6 @@ static const char *rcu_torture_writer_state_getname(void)
 	return rcu_torture_writer_state_names[i];
 }
 
-static int torture_runnable = IS_ENABLED(MODULE);
-module_param(torture_runnable, int, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(torture_runnable, "Start rcutorture at boot");
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_RCU_BOOST) && !defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)
 #define rcu_can_boost() 1
 #else /* #if defined(CONFIG_RCU_BOOST) && !defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) */
@@ -1729,7 +1725,7 @@ rcu_torture_init(void)
 		&sched_ops, &tasks_ops,
 	};
 
-	if (!torture_init_begin(torture_type, verbose, &torture_runnable))
+	if (!torture_init_begin(torture_type, verbose))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	/* Process args and tell the world that the torturer is on the job. */
diff --git a/kernel/torture.c b/kernel/torture.c
index 3bcbd4fbfe18..572576ad9f58 100644
--- a/kernel/torture.c
+++ b/kernel/torture.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ static bool verbose;
 #define FULLSTOP_RMMOD    2	/* Normal rmmod of torture. */
 static int fullstop = FULLSTOP_RMMOD;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(fullstop_mutex);
-static int *torture_runnable;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 
@@ -577,7 +576,7 @@ void stutter_wait(const char *title)
 
 	cond_resched_rcu_qs();
 	spt = READ_ONCE(stutter_pause_test);
-	while (spt || (torture_runnable && !READ_ONCE(*torture_runnable))) {
+	while (spt) {
 		if (spt == 1) {
 			schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
 		} else if (spt == 2) {
@@ -649,7 +648,7 @@ static void torture_stutter_cleanup(void)
  * The runnable parameter points to a flag that controls whether or not
  * the test is currently runnable.  If there is no such flag, pass in NULL.
  */
-bool torture_init_begin(char *ttype, bool v, int *runnable)
+bool torture_init_begin(char *ttype, bool v)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&fullstop_mutex);
 	if (torture_type != NULL) {
@@ -661,7 +660,6 @@ bool torture_init_begin(char *ttype, bool v, int *runnable)
 	}
 	torture_type = ttype;
 	verbose = v;
-	torture_runnable = runnable;
 	fullstop = FULLSTOP_DONTSTOP;
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/lock/ver_functions.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/lock/ver_functions.sh
index 252aae618984..80eb646e1319 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/lock/ver_functions.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/lock/ver_functions.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,5 @@ per_version_boot_params () {
 	echo $1 `locktorture_param_onoff "$1" "$2"` \
 		locktorture.stat_interval=15 \
 		locktorture.shutdown_secs=$3 \
-		locktorture.torture_runnable=1 \
 		locktorture.verbose=1
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/ver_functions.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/ver_functions.sh
index ffb85ed786fa..24ec91041957 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/ver_functions.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/ver_functions.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ per_version_boot_params () {
 		`rcutorture_param_n_barrier_cbs "$1"` \
 		rcutorture.stat_interval=15 \
 		rcutorture.shutdown_secs=$3 \
-		rcutorture.torture_runnable=1 \
 		rcutorture.test_no_idle_hz=1 \
 		rcutorture.verbose=1
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/ver_functions.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/ver_functions.sh
index 34f2a1b35ee5..b9603115d7c7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/ver_functions.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/ver_functions.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ rcuperf_param_nwriters () {
 per_version_boot_params () {
 	echo $1 `rcuperf_param_nreaders "$1"` \
 		`rcuperf_param_nwriters "$1"` \
-		rcuperf.perf_runnable=1 \
 		rcuperf.shutdown=1 \
 		rcuperf.verbose=1
 }