diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/time.c b/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
index e42faa792c07..52e1f3f0b361 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
@@ -27,25 +27,7 @@
 
 unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	unsigned long pc = instruction_pointer(regs);
-
-	if (!user_mode(regs) && in_lock_functions(pc)) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
-		return *(unsigned long *)(regs->bp + sizeof(long));
-#else
-		unsigned long *sp = (unsigned long *)regs->sp;
-		/*
-		 * Return address is either directly at stack pointer
-		 * or above a saved flags. Eflags has bits 22-31 zero,
-		 * kernel addresses don't.
-		 */
-		if (sp[0] >> 22)
-			return sp[0];
-		if (sp[1] >> 22)
-			return sp[1];
-#endif
-	}
-	return pc;
+	return instruction_pointer(regs);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(profile_pc);