diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 37babf91f2cb..b676a05a3734 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3824,12 +3824,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 	shapers=	[NET]
 			Maximal number of shapers.
 
-	show_msr=	[x86] show boot-time MSR settings
-			Format: { <integer> }
-			Show boot-time (BIOS-initialized) MSR settings.
-			The parameter means the number of CPUs to show,
-			for example 1 means boot CPU only.
-
 	simeth=		[IA-64]
 	simscsi=
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 9bd910a7dd0a..2e6719f1b620 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1162,51 +1162,6 @@ void identify_secondary_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	mtrr_ap_init();
 }
 
-struct msr_range {
-	unsigned	min;
-	unsigned	max;
-};
-
-static const struct msr_range msr_range_array[] = {
-	{ 0x00000000, 0x00000418},
-	{ 0xc0000000, 0xc000040b},
-	{ 0xc0010000, 0xc0010142},
-	{ 0xc0011000, 0xc001103b},
-};
-
-static void __print_cpu_msr(void)
-{
-	unsigned index_min, index_max;
-	unsigned index;
-	u64 val;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(msr_range_array); i++) {
-		index_min = msr_range_array[i].min;
-		index_max = msr_range_array[i].max;
-
-		for (index = index_min; index < index_max; index++) {
-			if (rdmsrl_safe(index, &val))
-				continue;
-			pr_info(" MSR%08x: %016llx\n", index, val);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-static int show_msr;
-
-static __init int setup_show_msr(char *arg)
-{
-	int num;
-
-	get_option(&arg, &num);
-
-	if (num > 0)
-		show_msr = num;
-	return 1;
-}
-__setup("show_msr=", setup_show_msr);
-
 static __init int setup_noclflush(char *arg)
 {
 	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSH);
@@ -1240,14 +1195,6 @@ void print_cpu_info(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		pr_cont(", stepping: 0x%x)\n", c->x86_mask);
 	else
 		pr_cont(")\n");
-
-	print_cpu_msr(c);
-}
-
-void print_cpu_msr(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
-{
-	if (c->cpu_index < show_msr)
-		__print_cpu_msr();
 }
 
 static __init int setup_disablecpuid(char *arg)