1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
index 4f7d2599b484..34bc4cee8887 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
@@ -432,13 +432,6 @@ static void __cpuinit xen_play_dead(void) /* used only with HOTPLUG_CPU */
         play_dead_common();
         HYPERVISOR_vcpu_op(VCPUOP_down, smp_processor_id(), NULL);
         cpu_bringup();
-        /*
-         * Balance out the preempt calls - as we are running in cpu_idle
-         * loop which has been called at bootup from cpu_bringup_and_idle.
-         * The cpucpu_bringup_and_idle called cpu_bringup which made a
-         * preempt_disable() So this preempt_enable will balance it out.
-         */
-        preempt_enable();
 }
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */