diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index 0e5985682642..3d8c65d84bea 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -744,8 +744,7 @@ unregister_memory(struct memory_block *memory)
 	device_unregister(&memory->dev);
 }
 
-static int remove_memory_section(unsigned long node_id,
-			       struct mem_section *section, int phys_device)
+static int remove_memory_section(unsigned long nid, struct mem_section *section)
 {
 	struct memory_block *mem;
 
@@ -759,7 +758,7 @@ static int remove_memory_section(unsigned long node_id,
 	if (!mem)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(mem, __section_nr(section));
+	unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(nid, mem);
 
 	mem->section_count--;
 	if (mem->section_count == 0)
@@ -772,12 +771,12 @@ static int remove_memory_section(unsigned long node_id,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int unregister_memory_section(struct mem_section *section)
+int unregister_memory_section(int nid, struct mem_section *section)
 {
 	if (!present_section(section))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return remove_memory_section(0, section, 0);
+	return remove_memory_section(nid, section);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE */
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 86d6cd92ce3d..0858f7f3c7cd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -453,40 +453,13 @@ int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk, void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* unregister memory section under all nodes that it spans */
-int unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
-				    unsigned long phys_index)
+/* Remove symlink between node <-> mem_blk */
+void unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(int nid, struct memory_block *mem_blk)
 {
-	NODEMASK_ALLOC(nodemask_t, unlinked_nodes, GFP_KERNEL);
-	unsigned long pfn, sect_start_pfn, sect_end_pfn;
-
-	if (!mem_blk) {
-		NODEMASK_FREE(unlinked_nodes);
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
-	if (!unlinked_nodes)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	nodes_clear(*unlinked_nodes);
-
-	sect_start_pfn = section_nr_to_pfn(phys_index);
-	sect_end_pfn = sect_start_pfn + PAGES_PER_SECTION - 1;
-	for (pfn = sect_start_pfn; pfn <= sect_end_pfn; pfn++) {
-		int nid;
-
-		nid = get_nid_for_pfn(pfn);
-		if (nid < 0)
-			continue;
-		if (!node_online(nid))
-			continue;
-		if (node_test_and_set(nid, *unlinked_nodes))
-			continue;
-		sysfs_remove_link(&node_devices[nid]->dev.kobj,
-			 kobject_name(&mem_blk->dev.kobj));
-		sysfs_remove_link(&mem_blk->dev.kobj,
-			 kobject_name(&node_devices[nid]->dev.kobj));
-	}
-	NODEMASK_FREE(unlinked_nodes);
-	return 0;
+	sysfs_remove_link(&node_devices[nid]->dev.kobj,
+			kobject_name(&mem_blk->dev.kobj));
+	sysfs_remove_link(&mem_blk->dev.kobj,
+			kobject_name(&node_devices[nid]->dev.kobj));
 }
 
 int link_mem_sections(int nid, unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
diff --git a/include/linux/memory.h b/include/linux/memory.h
index a6ddefc60517..d75ec88ca09d 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ extern int register_memory_isolate_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern void unregister_memory_isolate_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 int hotplug_memory_register(int nid, struct mem_section *section);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
-extern int unregister_memory_section(struct mem_section *);
+extern int unregister_memory_section(int nid, struct mem_section *);
 #endif
 extern int memory_dev_init(void);
 extern int memory_notify(unsigned long val, void *v);
diff --git a/include/linux/node.h b/include/linux/node.h
index 257bb3d6d014..488c1333bb06 100644
--- a/include/linux/node.h
+++ b/include/linux/node.h
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ extern int register_cpu_under_node(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int nid);
 extern int unregister_cpu_under_node(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int nid);
 extern int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
 						void *arg);
-extern int unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
-					   unsigned long phys_index);
+extern void unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(int nid,
+			struct memory_block *mem_blk);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLBFS
 extern void register_hugetlbfs_with_node(node_registration_func_t doregister,
@@ -105,10 +105,9 @@ static inline int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline int unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
-						  unsigned long phys_index)
+static inline void unregister_mem_sect_under_nodes(int nid,
+				struct memory_block *mem_blk)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void register_hugetlbfs_with_node(node_registration_func_t reg,
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 4fe42ccb0be4..49b91907e19e 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static int __remove_section(int nid, struct mem_section *ms,
 	if (!valid_section(ms))
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = unregister_memory_section(ms);
+	ret = unregister_memory_section(nid, ms);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
