diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index 04709b66369d..ea2a7c0728bb 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ static struct percpu_rw_semaphore dup_mmap_sem;
 
 /* Have a copy of original instruction */
 #define UPROBE_COPY_INSN	0
-/* Can skip singlestep */
-#define UPROBE_SKIP_SSTEP	1
 
 struct uprobe {
 	struct rb_node		rb_node;	/* node in the rb tree */
@@ -491,12 +489,9 @@ static struct uprobe *alloc_uprobe(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset)
 	uprobe->offset = offset;
 	init_rwsem(&uprobe->register_rwsem);
 	init_rwsem(&uprobe->consumer_rwsem);
-	/* For now assume that the instruction need not be single-stepped */
-	__set_bit(UPROBE_SKIP_SSTEP, &uprobe->flags);
 
 	/* add to uprobes_tree, sorted on inode:offset */
 	cur_uprobe = insert_uprobe(uprobe);
-
 	/* a uprobe exists for this inode:offset combination */
 	if (cur_uprobe) {
 		kfree(uprobe);
@@ -1628,20 +1623,6 @@ bool uprobe_deny_signal(void)
 	return true;
 }
 
-/*
- * Avoid singlestepping the original instruction if the original instruction
- * is a NOP or can be emulated.
- */
-static bool can_skip_sstep(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	if (test_bit(UPROBE_SKIP_SSTEP, &uprobe->flags)) {
-		if (arch_uprobe_skip_sstep(&uprobe->arch, regs))
-			return true;
-		clear_bit(UPROBE_SKIP_SSTEP, &uprobe->flags);
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
 static void mmf_recalc_uprobes(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
@@ -1868,13 +1849,13 @@ static void handle_swbp(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	handler_chain(uprobe, regs);
 
-	if (can_skip_sstep(uprobe, regs))
+	if (arch_uprobe_skip_sstep(&uprobe->arch, regs))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (!pre_ssout(uprobe, regs, bp_vaddr))
 		return;
 
-	/* can_skip_sstep() succeeded, or restart if can't singlestep */
+	/* arch_uprobe_skip_sstep() succeeded, or restart if can't singlestep */
 out:
 	put_uprobe(uprobe);
 }