diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index 569a7d5242dd..5fdaf8bdcd2e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ static inline void prefill_possible_map(void) {}
 void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 {
 	cpu_probe();
+	mips_cm_probe();
 	prom_init();
 
 	setup_early_fdc_console();
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/sc-mips.c b/arch/mips/mm/sc-mips.c
index 3bd0597d9c3d..249647578e58 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/sc-mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/sc-mips.c
@@ -181,10 +181,6 @@ static int __init mips_sc_probe_cm3(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-void __weak platform_early_l2_init(void)
-{
-}
-
 static inline int __init mips_sc_probe(void)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_mips *c = &current_cpu_data;
@@ -194,12 +190,6 @@ static inline int __init mips_sc_probe(void)
 	/* Mark as not present until probe completed */
 	c->scache.flags |= MIPS_CACHE_NOT_PRESENT;
 
-	/*
-	 * Do we need some platform specific probing before
-	 * we configure L2?
-	 */
-	platform_early_l2_init();
-
 	if (mips_cm_revision() >= CM_REV_CM3)
 		return mips_sc_probe_cm3();
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c
index 571148c5fd0b..dc2c5214809d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 	console_config();
 #endif
 	/* Early detection of CMP support */
-	mips_cm_probe();
 	mips_cpc_probe();
 
 	if (!register_cps_smp_ops())
@@ -304,10 +303,3 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 		return;
 	register_up_smp_ops();
 }
-
-void platform_early_l2_init(void)
-{
-	/* L2 configuration lives in the CM3 */
-	if (mips_cm_revision() >= CM_REV_CM3)
-		mips_cm_probe();
-}