diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/init.c b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
index ad80548325fe..81d4482b6861 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
@@ -580,16 +580,6 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(PKMAP_BASE + LAST_PKMAP * PAGE_SIZE > PAGE_OFFSET);
 	BUG_ON(PKMAP_BASE + LAST_PKMAP * PAGE_SIZE	> PAGE_OFFSET);
 #endif
-
-	if (PAGE_SIZE >= 16384 && get_num_physpages() <= 128) {
-		extern int sysctl_overcommit_memory;
-		/*
-		 * On a machine this small we won't get
-		 * anywhere without overcommit, so turn
-		 * it on by default.
-		 */
-		sysctl_overcommit_memory = OVERCOMMIT_ALWAYS;
-	}
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX