diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
index d656a363e1eb..472288962c99 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ struct thread_info {
  */
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
-DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, kernel_stack);
-
 static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 {
 	return (struct thread_info *)(current_top_of_stack() - THREAD_SIZE);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index a62cf04dac8a..6bec0b55863e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1155,10 +1155,6 @@ static __init int setup_disablecpuid(char *arg)
 }
 __setup("clearcpuid=", setup_disablecpuid);
 
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, kernel_stack) =
-	(unsigned long)&init_thread_union + THREAD_SIZE;
-EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(kernel_stack);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 struct desc_ptr idt_descr = { NR_VECTORS * 16 - 1, (unsigned long) idt_table };
 struct desc_ptr debug_idt_descr = { NR_VECTORS * 16 - 1,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 8ed2106b06da..a99900cedc22 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -302,13 +302,10 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 	arch_end_context_switch(next_p);
 
 	/*
-	 * Reload esp0, kernel_stack, and current_top_of_stack.  This changes
+	 * Reload esp0 and cpu_current_top_of_stack.  This changes
 	 * current_thread_info().
 	 */
 	load_sp0(tss, next);
-	this_cpu_write(kernel_stack,
-		       (unsigned long)task_stack_page(next_p) +
-		       THREAD_SIZE);
 	this_cpu_write(cpu_current_top_of_stack,
 		       (unsigned long)task_stack_page(next_p) +
 		       THREAD_SIZE);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index ddfdbf74f174..82134506faa8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -409,9 +409,6 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 	/* Reload esp0 and ss1.  This changes current_thread_info(). */
 	load_sp0(tss, next);
 
-	this_cpu_write(kernel_stack,
-		(unsigned long)task_stack_page(next_p) + THREAD_SIZE);
-
 	/*
 	 * Now maybe reload the debug registers and handle I/O bitmaps
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 50e547eac8cd..023cccf5a4ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -792,8 +792,6 @@ void common_cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	clear_tsk_thread_flag(idle, TIF_FORK);
 	initial_gs = per_cpu_offset(cpu);
 #endif
-	per_cpu(kernel_stack, cpu) =
-		(unsigned long)task_stack_page(idle) + THREAD_SIZE;
 }
 
 /*