--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -209,9 +209,6 @@ void __init check_wait(void)
 		break;
 
 	case CPU_74K:
-		cpu_wait = r4k_wait;
-		if ((c->processor_id & 0xff) >= PRID_REV_ENCODE_332(2, 1, 0))
-			cpu_wait = r4k_wait_irqoff;
 		break;
 
 	case CPU_TX49XX: