diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index e13da05505dc..9aabc96aed03 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config SUPERH
 	def_bool y
+	select ARCH_HAS_TICK_BROADCAST if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 	select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
 	select HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
 	select CLKDEV_LOOKUP
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/Makefile b/arch/sh/kernel/Makefile
index 2ccf36c824c6..09040fd07d2e 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DWARF_UNWINDER)	+= dwarf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS)	+= perf_event.o perf_callchain.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT)		+= hw_breakpoint.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST)	+= localtimer.o
 
 ccflags-y := -Werror
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/localtimer.c b/arch/sh/kernel/localtimer.c
deleted file mode 100644
index cbb7d4636ec0..000000000000
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/localtimer.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Dummy local timer
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2008  Paul Mundt
- *
- * cloned from:
- *
- *  linux/arch/arm/mach-realview/localtimer.c
- *
- *  Copyright (C) 2002 ARM Ltd.
- *  All Rights Reserved
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- */
-#include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
-#include <linux/smp.h>
-#include <linux/jiffies.h>
-#include <linux/percpu.h>
-#include <linux/clockchips.h>
-#include <linux/hardirq.h>
-#include <linux/irq.h>
-
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct clock_event_device, local_clockevent);
-
-/*
- * Used on SMP for either the local timer or SMP_MSG_TIMER
- */
-void local_timer_interrupt(void)
-{
-	struct clock_event_device *clk = this_cpu_ptr(&local_clockevent);
-
-	irq_enter();
-	clk->event_handler(clk);
-	irq_exit();
-}
-
-void local_timer_setup(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	struct clock_event_device *clk = &per_cpu(local_clockevent, cpu);
-
-	clk->name		= "dummy_timer";
-	clk->features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT |
-				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC |
-				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DUMMY;
-	clk->rating		= 400;
-	clk->mult		= 1;
-	clk->broadcast		= smp_timer_broadcast;
-	clk->cpumask		= cpumask_of(cpu);
-
-	clockevents_register_device(clk);
-}
-
-void local_timer_stop(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c b/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
index a66f2aa53dac..cbfb98802378 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/smp.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
@@ -140,11 +141,6 @@ int __cpu_disable(void)
 	 */
 	migrate_irqs();
 
-	/*
-	 * Stop the local timer for this CPU.
-	 */
-	local_timer_stop(cpu);
-
 	/*
 	 * Flush user cache and TLB mappings, and then remove this CPU
 	 * from the vm mask set of all processes.
@@ -198,8 +194,6 @@ asmlinkage void start_secondary(void)
 
 	local_irq_enable();
 
-	/* Enable local timers */
-	local_timer_setup(cpu);
 	calibrate_delay();
 
 	smp_store_cpu_info(cpu);
@@ -289,7 +283,8 @@ void arch_send_call_function_single_ipi(int cpu)
 	mp_ops->send_ipi(cpu, SMP_MSG_FUNCTION_SINGLE);
 }
 
-void smp_timer_broadcast(const struct cpumask *mask)
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
+void tick_broadcast(const struct cpumask *mask)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
@@ -300,9 +295,10 @@ void smp_timer_broadcast(const struct cpumask *mask)
 static void ipi_timer(void)
 {
 	irq_enter();
-	local_timer_interrupt();
+	tick_receive_broadcast();
 	irq_exit();
 }
+#endif
 
 void smp_message_recv(unsigned int msg)
 {
@@ -316,9 +312,11 @@ void smp_message_recv(unsigned int msg)
 	case SMP_MSG_FUNCTION_SINGLE:
 		generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt();
 		break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 	case SMP_MSG_TIMER:
 		ipi_timer();
 		break;
+#endif
 	default:
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "SMP %d: %s(): unknown IPI %d\n",
 		       smp_processor_id(), __func__, msg);