diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
index b3a947863ac7bb7e38d47b7a640d698b55a34bbc..22ac2a6fbfe373b432f43b1041ca9cf42e189837 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ __v7_pj4b_setup:
 /* Auxiliary Debug Modes Control 1 Register */
 #define PJ4B_STATIC_BP (1 << 2) /* Enable Static BP */
 #define PJ4B_INTER_PARITY (1 << 8) /* Disable Internal Parity Handling */
-#define PJ4B_BCK_OFF_STREX (1 << 5) /* Enable the back off of STREX instr */
 #define PJ4B_CLEAN_LINE (1 << 16) /* Disable data transfer for clean line */
 
 /* Auxiliary Debug Modes Control 2 Register */
@@ -293,7 +292,6 @@ __v7_pj4b_setup:
 	/* Auxiliary Debug Modes Control 1 Register */
 	mrc	p15, 1,	r0, c15, c1, 1
 	orr     r0, r0, #PJ4B_CLEAN_LINE
-	orr     r0, r0, #PJ4B_BCK_OFF_STREX
 	orr     r0, r0, #PJ4B_INTER_PARITY
 	bic	r0, r0, #PJ4B_STATIC_BP
 	mcr	p15, 1,	r0, c15, c1, 1