diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
index cd2fc1cc1cc7..73b92017b6d7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ struct machdep_calls {
 
 	void __noreturn	(*restart)(char *cmd);
 	void __noreturn (*halt)(void);
-	void		(*panic)(char *str);
 	void		(*cpu_die)(void);
 
 	long		(*time_init)(void); /* Optional, may be NULL */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/setup.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/setup.h
index 654d64c9f3ac..3a3fb0ca68f5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/setup.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/setup.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ extern void reloc_got2(unsigned long);
 
 void check_for_initrd(void);
 void initmem_init(void);
-void setup_panic(void);
 #define ARCH_PANIC_TIMEOUT 180
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
index 3079518f2245..8f1a8bd8433c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
@@ -1447,6 +1447,25 @@ static void fadump_init_files(void)
 	return;
 }
 
+static int fadump_panic_event(struct notifier_block *this,
+                             unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+	/*
+	 * If firmware-assisted dump has been registered then trigger
+	 * firmware-assisted dump and let firmware handle everything
+	 * else. If this returns, then fadump was not registered, so
+	 * go through the rest of the panic path.
+	 */
+	crash_fadump(NULL, ptr);
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block fadump_panic_block = {
+	.notifier_call = fadump_panic_event,
+	.priority = INT_MIN /* may not return; must be done last */
+};
+
 /*
  * Prepare for firmware-assisted dump.
  */
@@ -1479,6 +1498,9 @@ int __init setup_fadump(void)
 		init_fadump_mem_struct(&fdm, fw_dump.reserve_dump_area_start);
 	fadump_init_files();
 
+	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list,
+					&fadump_panic_block);
+
 	return 1;
 }
 subsys_initcall(setup_fadump);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
index 94a948207cd2..b697530d9bdc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
@@ -704,30 +704,6 @@ int check_legacy_ioport(unsigned long base_port)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(check_legacy_ioport);
 
-static int ppc_panic_event(struct notifier_block *this,
-                             unsigned long event, void *ptr)
-{
-	/*
-	 * If firmware-assisted dump has been registered then trigger
-	 * firmware-assisted dump and let firmware handle everything else.
-	 */
-	crash_fadump(NULL, ptr);
-	ppc_md.panic(ptr);  /* May not return */
-	return NOTIFY_DONE;
-}
-
-static struct notifier_block ppc_panic_block = {
-	.notifier_call = ppc_panic_event,
-	.priority = INT_MIN /* may not return; must be done last */
-};
-
-void __init setup_panic(void)
-{
-	if (!ppc_md.panic)
-		return;
-	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, &ppc_panic_block);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CHECK_CACHE_COHERENCY
 /*
  * For platforms that have configurable cache-coherency.  This function
@@ -872,9 +848,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	/* Probe the machine type, establish ppc_md. */
 	probe_machine();
 
-	/* Setup panic notifier if requested by the platform. */
-	setup_panic();
-
 	/*
 	 * Configure ppc_md.power_save (ppc32 only, 64-bit machines do
 	 * it from their respective probe() function.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c
index 6244bc849469..9dabea6e1443 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/setup.c
@@ -104,20 +104,6 @@ static void __noreturn ps3_halt(void)
 	ps3_sys_manager_halt(); /* never returns */
 }
 
-static void ps3_panic(char *str)
-{
-	DBG("%s:%d %s\n", __func__, __LINE__, str);
-
-	smp_send_stop();
-	printk("\n");
-	printk("   System does not reboot automatically.\n");
-	printk("   Please press POWER button.\n");
-	printk("\n");
-
-	while(1)
-		lv1_pause(1);
-}
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_FB_PS3) || defined(CONFIG_FB_PS3_MODULE) || \
     defined(CONFIG_PS3_FLASH) || defined(CONFIG_PS3_FLASH_MODULE)
 static void __init prealloc(struct ps3_prealloc *p)
@@ -269,7 +255,6 @@ define_machine(ps3) {
 	.probe				= ps3_probe,
 	.setup_arch			= ps3_setup_arch,
 	.init_IRQ			= ps3_init_IRQ,
-	.panic				= ps3_panic,
 	.get_boot_time			= ps3_get_boot_time,
 	.set_dabr			= ps3_set_dabr,
 	.calibrate_decr			= ps3_calibrate_decr,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
index b5d86426e97b..b5b650910cf5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
@@ -722,7 +722,6 @@ define_machine(pseries) {
 	.pcibios_fixup		= pSeries_final_fixup,
 	.restart		= rtas_restart,
 	.halt			= rtas_halt,
-	.panic			= rtas_os_term,
 	.get_boot_time		= rtas_get_boot_time,
 	.get_rtc_time		= rtas_get_rtc_time,
 	.set_rtc_time		= rtas_set_rtc_time,
