diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h
index 1de0e97a394f..a629b6fef882 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned int, cpu_pvr);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 extern void fixup_irqs(const struct cpumask *map);
 int generic_cpu_disable(void);
-int generic_cpu_enable(unsigned int cpu);
 void generic_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu);
 void generic_mach_cpu_die(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index 3c0fab5e1e16..19d0c2576282 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -322,28 +322,6 @@ int generic_cpu_disable(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int generic_cpu_enable(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	/* Do the normal bootup if we haven't
-	 * already bootstrapped. */
-	if (system_state != SYSTEM_RUNNING)
-		return -ENOSYS;
-
-	/* get the target out of it's holding state */
-	per_cpu(cpu_state, cpu) = CPU_UP_PREPARE;
-	smp_wmb();
-
-	while (!cpu_online(cpu))
-		cpu_relax();
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
-	fixup_irqs(cpu_online_mask);
-	/* counter the irq disable in fixup_irqs */
-	local_irq_enable();
-#endif
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void generic_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	int i;