diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
index ec8a1fc9505d..79738f20aaf5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ int phys_mem_access_prot_allowed(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
 /* Install a pte for a particular vaddr in kernel space. */
 void set_pte_vaddr(unsigned long vaddr, pte_t pte);
 
-extern void native_pagetable_reserve(u64 start, u64 end);
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 extern void native_pagetable_init(void);
 #else
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
index 57693498519c..3b2ce8fc995a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
@@ -68,17 +68,6 @@ struct x86_init_oem {
 	void (*banner)(void);
 };
 
-/**
- * struct x86_init_mapping - platform specific initial kernel pagetable setup
- * @pagetable_reserve:	reserve a range of addresses for kernel pagetable usage
- *
- * For more details on the purpose of this hook, look in
- * init_memory_mapping and the commit that added it.
- */
-struct x86_init_mapping {
-	void (*pagetable_reserve)(u64 start, u64 end);
-};
-
 /**
  * struct x86_init_paging - platform specific paging functions
  * @pagetable_init:	platform specific paging initialization call to setup
@@ -136,7 +125,6 @@ struct x86_init_ops {
 	struct x86_init_mpparse		mpparse;
 	struct x86_init_irqs		irqs;
 	struct x86_init_oem		oem;
-	struct x86_init_mapping		mapping;
 	struct x86_init_paging		paging;
 	struct x86_init_timers		timers;
 	struct x86_init_iommu		iommu;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c b/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c
index 7a3d075a814a..50cf83ecd32e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ struct x86_init_ops x86_init __initdata = {
 		.banner			= default_banner,
 	},
 
-	.mapping = {
-		.pagetable_reserve		= native_pagetable_reserve,
-	},
-
 	.paging = {
 		.pagetable_init		= native_pagetable_init,
 	},
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init.c b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
index 6392bf9a3947..21173fcdb4a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ static void __init probe_page_size_mask(void)
 		__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_GLOBAL;
 	}
 }
-void __init native_pagetable_reserve(u64 start, u64 end)
-{
-	memblock_reserve(start, end - start);
-}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 #define NR_RANGE_MR 3
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
index dcf5f2dd91ec..bbb883f58bc4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
@@ -1178,20 +1178,6 @@ static void xen_exit_mmap(struct mm_struct *mm)
 
 static void xen_post_allocator_init(void);
 
-static __init void xen_mapping_pagetable_reserve(u64 start, u64 end)
-{
-	/* reserve the range used */
-	native_pagetable_reserve(start, end);
-
-	/* set as RW the rest */
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "xen: setting RW the range %llx - %llx\n", end,
-			PFN_PHYS(pgt_buf_top));
-	while (end < PFN_PHYS(pgt_buf_top)) {
-		make_lowmem_page_readwrite(__va(end));
-		end += PAGE_SIZE;
-	}
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 static void __init xen_cleanhighmap(unsigned long vaddr,
 				    unsigned long vaddr_end)
@@ -1503,19 +1489,6 @@ static pte_t __init mask_rw_pte(pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte)
 #else /* CONFIG_X86_64 */
 static pte_t __init mask_rw_pte(pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte)
 {
-	unsigned long pfn = pte_pfn(pte);
-
-	/*
-	 * If the new pfn is within the range of the newly allocated
-	 * kernel pagetable, and it isn't being mapped into an
-	 * early_ioremap fixmap slot as a freshly allocated page, make sure
-	 * it is RO.
-	 */
-	if (((!is_early_ioremap_ptep(ptep) &&
-			pfn >= pgt_buf_start && pfn < pgt_buf_top)) ||
-			(is_early_ioremap_ptep(ptep) && pfn != (pgt_buf_end - 1)))
-		pte = pte_wrprotect(pte);
-
 	return pte;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_64 */
@@ -2197,7 +2170,6 @@ static const struct pv_mmu_ops xen_mmu_ops __initconst = {
 
 void __init xen_init_mmu_ops(void)
 {
-	x86_init.mapping.pagetable_reserve = xen_mapping_pagetable_reserve;
 	x86_init.paging.pagetable_init = xen_pagetable_init;
 	pv_mmu_ops = xen_mmu_ops;