diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-actions/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-actions/platsmp.c
index 3efaa10efc43..4fd479c948e6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-actions/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-actions/platsmp.c
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ static void __iomem *sps_base_addr;
 static void __iomem *timer_base_addr;
 static int ncores;
 
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(boot_lock);
-
-void owl_secondary_startup(void);
-
 static int s500_wakeup_secondary(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -84,7 +80,6 @@ static int s500_wakeup_secondary(unsigned int cpu)
 
 static int s500_smp_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
-	unsigned long timeout;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = s500_wakeup_secondary(cpu);
@@ -93,21 +88,11 @@ static int s500_smp_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 
 	udelay(10);
 
-	spin_lock(&boot_lock);
-
 	smp_send_reschedule(cpu);
 
-	timeout = jiffies + (1 * HZ);
-	while (time_before(jiffies, timeout)) {
-		if (pen_release == -1)
-			break;
-	}
-
 	writel(0, timer_base_addr + OWL_CPU1_ADDR + (cpu - 1) * 4);
 	writel(0, timer_base_addr + OWL_CPU1_FLAG + (cpu - 1) * 4);
 
-	spin_unlock(&boot_lock);
-
 	return 0;
 }