diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
index ff08b70b36d4..bb712c9488b3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ static inline bool arch_irqs_disabled(void)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
 
+#define ARCH_IRQ_INIT_FLAGS	IRQ_NOREQUEST
+
 /*
  * interrupt-retrigger: should we handle this via lost interrupts and IPIs
  * or should we not care like we do now ? --BenH.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index ce557f6f00fc..0531ccda8005 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -1074,21 +1074,6 @@ void irq_free_virt(unsigned int virq, unsigned int count)
 
 int arch_early_irq_init(void)
 {
-	struct irq_desc *desc;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < NR_IRQS; i++) {
-		desc = irq_to_desc(i);
-		if (desc)
-			desc->status |= IRQ_NOREQUEST;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
-{
-	desc->status |= IRQ_NOREQUEST;
 	return 0;
 }