diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
index f15f15c92544..4a6511f94258 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
@@ -342,16 +342,6 @@ extern sys_ctrler_t sys_ctrler;
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_PMAC */
 
-
-/* Functions to produce codes on the leds.
- * The SRC code should be unique for the message category and should
- * be limited to the lower 24 bits (the upper 8 are set by these funcs),
- * and (for boot & dump) should be sorted numerically in the order
- * the events occur.
- */
-/* Print a boot progress message. */
-void ppc64_boot_msg(unsigned int src, const char *msg);
-
 static inline void log_error(char *buf, unsigned int err_type, int fatal)
 {
 	if (ppc_md.log_error)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
index 4f3cfe1b6a33..615aa904b216 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -665,8 +665,6 @@ static void __init emergency_stack_init(void)
  */
 void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 {
-	ppc64_boot_msg(0x12, "Setup Arch");
-
 	*cmdline_p = boot_command_line;
 
 	/*
@@ -711,33 +709,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	if ((unsigned long)_stext & 0xffff)
 		panic("Kernelbase not 64K-aligned (0x%lx)!\n",
 		      (unsigned long)_stext);
-
-	ppc64_boot_msg(0x15, "Setup Done");
-}
-
-
-/* ToDo: do something useful if ppc_md is not yet setup. */
-#define PPC64_LINUX_FUNCTION 0x0f000000
-#define PPC64_IPL_MESSAGE 0xc0000000
-#define PPC64_TERM_MESSAGE 0xb0000000
-
-static void ppc64_do_msg(unsigned int src, const char *msg)
-{
-	if (ppc_md.progress) {
-		char buf[128];
-
-		sprintf(buf, "%08X\n", src);
-		ppc_md.progress(buf, 0);
-		snprintf(buf, 128, "%s", msg);
-		ppc_md.progress(buf, 0);
-	}
-}
-
-/* Print a boot progress message. */
-void ppc64_boot_msg(unsigned int src, const char *msg)
-{
-	ppc64_do_msg(PPC64_LINUX_FUNCTION|PPC64_IPL_MESSAGE|src, msg);
-	printk("[boot]%04x %s\n", src, msg);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP