diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
index 86d155026c3e..e1c0c2d4a961 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ struct apic {
 
 	int dest_logical;
 	unsigned long (*check_apicid_used)(physid_mask_t *map, int apicid);
-	unsigned long (*check_apicid_present)(int apicid);
 
 	void (*vector_allocation_domain)(int cpu, struct cpumask *retmask,
 					 const struct cpumask *mask);
@@ -608,11 +607,6 @@ static inline unsigned long default_check_apicid_used(physid_mask_t *map, int ap
 	return physid_isset(apicid, *map);
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long default_check_apicid_present(int bit)
-{
-	return physid_isset(bit, phys_cpu_present_map);
-}
-
 static inline void default_ioapic_phys_id_map(physid_mask_t *phys_map, physid_mask_t *retmap)
 {
 	*retmap = *phys_map;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
index 86c4203af12e..a8ed9ac1259b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ static struct apic apic_flat =  {
 	.disable_esr			= 0,
 	.dest_logical			= APIC_DEST_LOGICAL,
 	.check_apicid_used		= NULL,
-	.check_apicid_present		= NULL,
 
 	.vector_allocation_domain	= flat_vector_allocation_domain,
 	.init_apic_ldr			= flat_init_apic_ldr,
@@ -279,7 +278,6 @@ static struct apic apic_physflat =  {
 	.disable_esr			= 0,
 	.dest_logical			= 0,
 	.check_apicid_used		= NULL,
-	.check_apicid_present		= NULL,
 
 	.vector_allocation_domain	= default_vector_allocation_domain,
 	/* not needed, but shouldn't hurt: */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_noop.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_noop.c
index 6b25735cc1cd..8c165d9c204c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_noop.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_noop.c
@@ -94,11 +94,6 @@ static unsigned long noop_check_apicid_used(physid_mask_t *map, int apicid)
 	return physid_isset(apicid, *map);
 }
 
-static unsigned long noop_check_apicid_present(int bit)
-{
-	return physid_isset(bit, phys_cpu_present_map);
-}
-
 static void noop_vector_allocation_domain(int cpu, struct cpumask *retmask,
 					  const struct cpumask *mask)
 {
@@ -134,7 +129,6 @@ struct apic apic_noop = {
 	.disable_esr			= 0,
 	.dest_logical			= APIC_DEST_LOGICAL,
 	.check_apicid_used		= noop_check_apicid_used,
-	.check_apicid_present		= noop_check_apicid_present,
 
 	.vector_allocation_domain	= noop_vector_allocation_domain,
 	.init_apic_ldr			= noop_init_apic_ldr,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
index 5f835003634a..b49eb4047ef6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ static const struct apic apic_numachip __refconst = {
 	.disable_esr			= 0,
 	.dest_logical			= 0,
 	.check_apicid_used		= NULL,
-	.check_apicid_present		= NULL,
 
 	.vector_allocation_domain	= default_vector_allocation_domain,
 	.init_apic_ldr			= flat_init_apic_ldr,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
index 90f6427687ea..163ad45331d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ static unsigned long bigsmp_check_apicid_used(physid_mask_t *map, int apicid)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned long bigsmp_check_apicid_present(int bit)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static int bigsmp_early_logical_apicid(int cpu)
 {
 	/* on bigsmp, logical apicid is the same as physical */
@@ -168,7 +163,6 @@ static struct apic apic_bigsmp = {
 	.disable_esr			= 1,
 	.dest_logical			= 0,
 	.check_apicid_used		= bigsmp_check_apicid_used,
-	.check_apicid_present		= bigsmp_check_apicid_present,
 
 	.vector_allocation_domain	= default_vector_allocation_domain,
 	.init_apic_ldr			= bigsmp_init_apic_ldr,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
index b4211f69e6a2..4d92ef883499 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/probe_32.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ static struct apic apic_default = {
 	.disable_esr			= 0,
 	.dest_logical			= APIC_DEST_LOGICAL,
 	.check_apicid_used		= default_check_apicid_used,
-	.check_apicid_present		= default_check_apicid_present,
 
 	.vector_allocation_domain	= flat_vector_allocation_domain,
 	.init_apic_ldr			= default_init_apic_ldr,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
index 7e4ac5587af0..d7bbe89b18da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ static struct apic apic_x2apic_cluster = {
 	.disable_esr			= 0,
 	.dest_logical			= APIC_DEST_LOGICAL,
 	.check_apicid_used		= NULL,
-	.check_apicid_present		= NULL,
 
 	.vector_allocation_domain	= cluster_vector_allocation_domain,
 	.init_apic_ldr			= init_x2apic_ldr,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
index 01136e64c380..e23bec9ecd71 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ static struct apic apic_x2apic_phys = {
 	.disable_esr			= 0,
 	.dest_logical			= 0,
 	.check_apicid_used		= NULL,
-	.check_apicid_present		= NULL,
 
 	.vector_allocation_domain	= default_vector_allocation_domain,
 	.init_apic_ldr			= init_x2apic_ldr,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
index 119c55377640..633732f10d5a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ static struct apic __refdata apic_x2apic_uv_x = {
 	.disable_esr			= 0,
 	.dest_logical			= APIC_DEST_LOGICAL,
 	.check_apicid_used		= NULL,
-	.check_apicid_present		= NULL,
 
 	.vector_allocation_domain	= default_vector_allocation_domain,
 	.init_apic_ldr			= uv_init_apic_ldr,