1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
index 8228222ec917..44cae65e32ef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
@@ -1487,8 +1487,6 @@ void disconnect_bsp_APIC(int virt_wire_setup)
         }
 }
 
-unsigned int __cpuinitdata maxcpus = NR_CPUS;
-
 void __cpuinit generic_processor_info(int apicid, int version)
 {
         int cpu;
@@ -1515,12 +1513,6 @@ void __cpuinit generic_processor_info(int apicid, int version)
                 return;
         }
 
-        if (num_processors >= maxcpus) {
-                printk(KERN_WARNING "WARNING: maxcpus limit of %i reached."
-                        " Processor ignored.\n", maxcpus);
-                return;
-        }
-
         num_processors++;
         cpus_complement(tmp_map, cpu_present_map);
         cpu = first_cpu(tmp_map);