diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
index 5ec0608..d9b0614 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ void imx6q_restart(char mode, const char *cmd)
 	if (!wdog_base)
 		goto soft;
 
-	imx_src_prepare_restart();
-
 	/* enable wdog */
 	writew_relaxed(1 << 2, wdog_base);
 	/* write twice to ensure the request will not get ignored */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c
index e15f155..900b3c1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c
@@ -43,19 +43,6 @@ void imx_set_cpu_jump(int cpu, void *jump_addr)
 		       src_base + SRC_GPR1 + cpu * 8);
 }
 
-void imx_src_prepare_restart(void)
-{
-	u32 val;
-
-	/* clear enable bits of secondary cores */
-	val = readl_relaxed(src_base + SRC_SCR);
-	val &= ~(0x7 << BP_SRC_SCR_CORE1_ENABLE);
-	writel_relaxed(val, src_base + SRC_SCR);
-
-	/* clear persistent entry register of primary core */
-	writel_relaxed(0, src_base + SRC_GPR1);
-}
-
 void __init imx_src_init(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/common.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/common.h
index 7128e97..e94073f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/common.h
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ static inline void imx_smp_prepare(void) {}
 extern void imx_enable_cpu(int cpu, bool enable);
 extern void imx_set_cpu_jump(int cpu, void *jump_addr);
 extern void imx_src_init(void);
-extern void imx_src_prepare_restart(void);
 extern void imx_gpc_init(void);
 extern void imx_gpc_pre_suspend(void);
 extern void imx_gpc_post_resume(void);