diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 94b823f..9dcd1ae 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@ M:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
 S:	Maintained
 F:	arch/arm/kernel/perf_event*
 F:	arch/arm/oprofile/common.c
-F:	arch/arm/kernel/pmu.c
 F:	arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
 F:	arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
 F:	arch/arm/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index e91c7cd..ca05a95 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1185,12 +1185,6 @@ config XSCALE_PMU
 	depends on CPU_XSCALE
 	default y
 
-config CPU_HAS_PMU
-	depends on (CPU_V6 || CPU_V6K || CPU_V7 || XSCALE_PMU) && \
-		   (!ARCH_OMAP3 || OMAP3_EMU)
-	default y
-	bool
-
 config MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 	bool
 	help
@@ -1763,7 +1757,7 @@ config HIGHPTE
 
 config HW_PERF_EVENTS
 	bool "Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events"
-	depends on PERF_EVENTS && CPU_HAS_PMU
+	depends on PERF_EVENTS
 	default y
 	help
 	  Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events. If
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
index 40d7dff..05e0401 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
@@ -49,40 +49,6 @@ struct arm_pmu_platdata {
 	int (*runtime_suspend)(struct device *dev);
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_HAS_PMU
-
-/**
- * reserve_pmu() - reserve the hardware performance counters
- *
- * Reserve the hardware performance counters in the system for exclusive use.
- * Returns 0 on success or -EBUSY if the lock is already held.
- */
-extern int
-reserve_pmu(enum arm_pmu_type type);
-
-/**
- * release_pmu() - Relinquish control of the performance counters
- *
- * Release the performance counters and allow someone else to use them.
- */
-extern void
-release_pmu(enum arm_pmu_type type);
-
-#else /* CONFIG_CPU_HAS_PMU */
-
-#include <linux/err.h>
-
-static inline int
-reserve_pmu(enum arm_pmu_type type)
-{
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-
-static inline void
-release_pmu(enum arm_pmu_type type)	{ }
-
-#endif /* CONFIG_CPU_HAS_PMU */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS
 
 /* The events for a given PMU register set. */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
index 7ad2d5c..cfbe3b4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_XSC3)		+= xscale-cp0.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_MOHAWK)	+= xscale-cp0.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_PJ4)		+= pj4-cp0.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IWMMXT)		+= iwmmxt.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_HAS_PMU)	+= pmu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS)	+= perf_event.o
 AFLAGS_iwmmxt.o			:= -Wa,-mcpu=iwmmxt
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY)  += topology.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index 3aa3388..1ac1531 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ armpmu_release_hardware(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
 	}
 
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pmu_device->dev);
-	release_pmu(armpmu->type);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -391,12 +390,6 @@ armpmu_reserve_hardware(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
 	if (!pmu_device)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	err = reserve_pmu(armpmu->type);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_warning("unable to reserve pmu\n");
-		return err;
-	}
-
 	plat = dev_get_platdata(&pmu_device->dev);
 	if (plat && plat->handle_irq)
 		handle_irq = armpmu_platform_irq;
@@ -706,7 +699,6 @@ static void __init cpu_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
 		raw_spin_lock_init(&events->pmu_lock);
 	}
 	armpmu->get_hw_events = armpmu_get_cpu_events;
-	armpmu->type = ARM_PMU_DEVICE_CPU;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/pmu.c b/arch/arm/kernel/pmu.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2334bf8..0000000
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/pmu.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  linux/arch/arm/kernel/pmu.c
- *
- *  Copyright (C) 2009 picoChip Designs Ltd, Jamie Iles
- *  Copyright (C) 2010 ARM Ltd, Will Deacon
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- */
-
-#include <linux/err.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-
-#include <asm/pmu.h>
-
-/*
- * PMU locking to ensure mutual exclusion between different subsystems.
- */
-static unsigned long pmu_lock[BITS_TO_LONGS(ARM_NUM_PMU_DEVICES)];
-
-int
-reserve_pmu(enum arm_pmu_type type)
-{
-	return test_and_set_bit_lock(type, pmu_lock) ? -EBUSY : 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reserve_pmu);
-
-void
-release_pmu(enum arm_pmu_type type)
-{
-	clear_bit_unlock(type, pmu_lock);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(release_pmu);
