diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
index 39a208a392f7df5b372c2cda150f2164121e8446..5d810044fedabf7fb897ffc603c3f8a3aae271db 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -92,30 +92,20 @@ static inline void start_thread_common(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long pc)
 static inline void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long pc,
 				unsigned long sp)
 {
-	unsigned long *stack = (unsigned long *)sp;
-
 	start_thread_common(regs, pc);
 	regs->pstate = PSR_MODE_EL0t;
 	regs->sp = sp;
-	regs->regs[2] = stack[2];	/* x2 (envp) */
-	regs->regs[1] = stack[1];	/* x1 (argv) */
-	regs->regs[0] = stack[0];	/* x0 (argc) */
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 static inline void compat_start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long pc,
 				       unsigned long sp)
 {
-	unsigned int *stack = (unsigned int *)sp;
-
 	start_thread_common(regs, pc);
 	regs->pstate = COMPAT_PSR_MODE_USR;
 	if (pc & 1)
 		regs->pstate |= COMPAT_PSR_T_BIT;
 	regs->compat_sp = sp;
-	regs->regs[2] = stack[2];	/* x2 (envp) */
-	regs->regs[1] = stack[1];	/* x1 (argv) */
-	regs->regs[0] = stack[0];	/* x0 (argc) */
 }
 #endif