diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index ecc74fa4bfde..a036762157f0 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2921,11 +2921,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 				for broken drivers that don't call it.
 		skip_isa_align	[X86] do not align io start addr, so can
 				handle more pci cards
-		firmware	[ARM] Do not re-enumerate the bus but instead
-				just use the configuration from the
-				bootloader. This is currently used on
-				IXP2000 systems where the bus has to be
-				configured a certain way for adjunct CPUs.
 		noearly		[X86] Don't do any early type 1 scanning.
 				This might help on some broken boards which
 				machine check when some devices' config space
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/bios32.c b/arch/arm/kernel/bios32.c
index 066f7f9ba411..05e61a2eeabe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/bios32.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/bios32.c
@@ -550,9 +550,6 @@ char * __init pcibios_setup(char *str)
 	if (!strcmp(str, "debug")) {
 		debug_pci = 1;
 		return NULL;
-	} else if (!strcmp(str, "firmware")) {
-		pci_add_flags(PCI_PROBE_ONLY);
-		return NULL;
 	}
 	return str;
 }