diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
index 8c751f731bca9fb6173b6bd4317ae6bf91d45632..1e3d32e27c14c23a8d48d1dc6bcf8b30faeefae7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@ static void __cpuinit lapic_setup_esr(void)
 void __cpuinit end_local_APIC_setup(void)
 {
 	lapic_setup_esr();
-	nmi_watchdog_default();
 	setup_apic_nmi_watchdog(NULL);
 	apic_pm_activate();
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_64.c
index 08c48750888a7151e1c44b6dadf66aa383b6f681..2b4c40bc12c9199c242f299dcb070ad06e7698de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic_64.c
@@ -1729,7 +1729,6 @@ static inline void __init check_timer(void)
 		}
 		unmask_IO_APIC_irq(0);
 		if (!no_timer_check && timer_irq_works()) {
-			nmi_watchdog_default();
 			if (nmi_watchdog == NMI_IO_APIC) {
 				setup_nmi();
 				enable_8259A_irq(0);
@@ -1758,7 +1757,6 @@ static inline void __init check_timer(void)
 		if (timer_irq_works()) {
 			apic_printk(APIC_VERBOSE," works.\n");
 			timer_through_8259 = 1;
-			nmi_watchdog_default();
 			if (nmi_watchdog == NMI_IO_APIC) {
 				disable_8259A_irq(0);
 				setup_nmi();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
index 427c511e7adc0b491e4246cf41b6f928b515955f..32acda25e3cb66bcd13a0cd834f0935f9c04fc8e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static cpumask_t backtrace_mask = CPU_MASK_NONE;
 atomic_t nmi_active = ATOMIC_INIT(0);		/* oprofile uses this */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nmi_active);
 
-unsigned int nmi_watchdog = NMI_DEFAULT;
+unsigned int nmi_watchdog = NMI_NONE;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nmi_watchdog);
 
 static int panic_on_timeout;
@@ -92,14 +92,6 @@ static inline unsigned int get_timer_irqs(int cpu)
 #endif
 }
 
-/* Run after command line and cpu_init init, but before all other checks */
-void nmi_watchdog_default(void)
-{
-	if (nmi_watchdog != NMI_DEFAULT)
-		return;
-	nmi_watchdog = NMI_NONE;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 /*
  * The performance counters used by NMI_LOCAL_APIC don't trigger when
@@ -127,7 +119,7 @@ int __init check_nmi_watchdog(void)
 	unsigned int *prev_nmi_count;
 	int cpu;
 
-	if (nmi_watchdog == NMI_NONE || nmi_watchdog == NMI_DISABLED)
+	if (nmi_watchdog == NMI_NONE)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!atomic_read(&nmi_active))
@@ -482,24 +474,12 @@ int proc_nmi_enabled(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *file,
 	if (!!old_state == !!nmi_watchdog_enabled)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&nmi_active) < 0 || nmi_watchdog == NMI_DISABLED) {
+	if (atomic_read(&nmi_active) < 0 || nmi_watchdog == NMI_NONE) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 			"NMI watchdog is permanently disabled\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	/* if nmi_watchdog is not set yet, then set it */
-	nmi_watchdog_default();
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-	if (nmi_watchdog == NMI_NONE) {
-		if (lapic_watchdog_ok())
-			nmi_watchdog = NMI_LOCAL_APIC;
-		else
-			nmi_watchdog = NMI_IO_APIC;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	if (nmi_watchdog == NMI_LOCAL_APIC) {
 		if (nmi_watchdog_enabled)
 			enable_lapic_nmi_watchdog();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 3b48d1f4c7c3c634dea267c9db783d3b2fee0cf2..3b19441d78b8526142514d3cb1c81ee2eb70adb0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1139,7 +1139,6 @@ static void __init smp_cpu_index_default(void)
 void __init native_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
 	preempt_disable();
-	nmi_watchdog_default();
 	smp_cpu_index_default();
 	current_cpu_data = boot_cpu_data;
 	cpu_callin_map = cpumask_of_cpu(0);
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/nmi.h b/include/asm-x86/nmi.h
index f0e435dd38fbb247e2b6f62c4810738d23533147..1348e542360f54aed60d954cfdcb0d42f91d23b8 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/nmi.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/nmi.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ extern void default_do_nmi(struct pt_regs *);
 #endif
 
 extern void die_nmi(char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, int do_panic);
-extern void nmi_watchdog_default(void);
 extern int check_nmi_watchdog(void);
 extern int nmi_watchdog_enabled;
 extern int avail_to_resrv_perfctr_nmi_bit(unsigned int);
@@ -38,12 +37,10 @@ extern int nmi_watchdog_tick(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned reason);
 
 extern atomic_t nmi_active;
 extern unsigned int nmi_watchdog;
-#define NMI_DISABLED    -1
 #define NMI_NONE	0
 #define NMI_IO_APIC	1
 #define NMI_LOCAL_APIC	2
 #define NMI_INVALID	3
-#define NMI_DEFAULT	NMI_DISABLED
 
 struct ctl_table;
 struct file;