diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/init.c b/arch/ia64/mm/init.c
index 082e383..e333822 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/init.c
@@ -689,6 +689,24 @@ int arch_add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
+int arch_remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size)
+{
+	unsigned long start_pfn = start >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long nr_pages = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	struct zone *zone;
+	int ret;
+
+	zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(start_pfn));
+	ret = __remove_pages(zone, start_pfn, nr_pages);
+	if (ret)
+		pr_warn("%s: Problem encountered in __remove_pages() as"
+			" ret=%d\n", __func__,  ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
index 0dba506..09c6451 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
@@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ int arch_add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
 
 	return __add_pages(nid, zone, start_pfn, nr_pages);
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
+int arch_remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size)
+{
+	unsigned long start_pfn = start >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long nr_pages = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	struct zone *zone;
+
+	zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(start_pfn));
+	return __remove_pages(zone, start_pfn, nr_pages);
+}
+#endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG */
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/init.c b/arch/s390/mm/init.c
index ae672f4..49ce6bb 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/init.c
@@ -228,4 +228,16 @@ int arch_add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
 		vmem_remove_mapping(start, size);
 	return rc;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
+int arch_remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size)
+{
+	/*
+	 * There is no hardware or firmware interface which could trigger a
+	 * hot memory remove on s390. So there is nothing that needs to be
+	 * implemented.
+	 */
+	return -EBUSY;
+}
+#endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG */
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/init.c b/arch/sh/mm/init.c
index 82cc576..1057940 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/init.c
@@ -558,4 +558,21 @@ int memory_add_physaddr_to_nid(u64 addr)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(memory_add_physaddr_to_nid);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
+int arch_remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size)
+{
+	unsigned long start_pfn = start >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long nr_pages = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	struct zone *zone;
+	int ret;
+
+	zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(start_pfn));
+	ret = __remove_pages(zone, start_pfn, nr_pages);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		pr_warn("%s: Failed, __remove_pages() == %d\n", __func__,
+			ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG */
diff --git a/arch/tile/mm/init.c b/arch/tile/mm/init.c
index ef29d6c..2749515 100644
--- a/arch/tile/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/tile/mm/init.c
@@ -935,6 +935,14 @@ int remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
+int arch_remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size)
+{
+	/* TODO */
+	return -EBUSY;
+}
+#endif
 #endif
 
 struct kmem_cache *pgd_cache;
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
index 745d66b..3166e78 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
@@ -836,6 +836,18 @@ int arch_add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
 
 	return __add_pages(nid, zone, start_pfn, nr_pages);
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
+int arch_remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size)
+{
+	unsigned long start_pfn = start >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long nr_pages = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	struct zone *zone;
+
+	zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(start_pfn));
+	return __remove_pages(zone, start_pfn, nr_pages);
+}
+#endif
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index e779e0b..f78509c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -682,6 +682,21 @@ int arch_add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arch_add_memory);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
+int __ref arch_remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size)
+{
+	unsigned long start_pfn = start >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long nr_pages = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	struct zone *zone;
+	int ret;
+
+	zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(start_pfn));
+	ret = __remove_pages(zone, start_pfn, nr_pages);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG */
 
 static struct kcore_list kcore_vsyscall;
diff --git a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
index 8dd0950..31a563b 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ extern void __online_page_free(struct page *page);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
 extern bool is_pageblock_removable_nolock(struct page *page);
+extern int arch_remove_memory(u64 start, u64 size);
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE */
 
 /* reasonably generic interface to expand the physical pages in a zone  */
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 1f5b5bb..2c5d734 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1487,6 +1487,8 @@ repeat:
 	/* remove memmap entry */
 	firmware_map_remove(start, start + size, "System RAM");
 
+	arch_remove_memory(start, size);
+
 	unlock_memory_hotplug();
 
 	return 0;
