diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h
index d9f932de80e9..1c967abd545c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h
@@ -8,19 +8,12 @@ extern void (*cpu_wait)(void);
 extern void r4k_wait(void);
 extern asmlinkage void __r4k_wait(void);
 extern void r4k_wait_irqoff(void);
-extern void __pastwait(void);
 
 static inline int using_rollback_handler(void)
 {
 	return cpu_wait == r4k_wait;
 }
 
-static inline int address_is_in_r4k_wait_irqoff(unsigned long addr)
-{
-	return addr >= (unsigned long)r4k_wait_irqoff &&
-	       addr < (unsigned long)__pastwait;
-}
-
 extern int mips_cpuidle_wait_enter(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 				   struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index);
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/idle.c b/arch/mips/kernel/idle.c
index 09ce45980758..0b9082b6b683 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/idle.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/idle.c
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ void r4k_wait_irqoff(void)
 		"	wait			\n"
 		"	.set	pop		\n");
 	local_irq_enable();
-	__asm__(
-	"	.globl __pastwait	\n"
-	"__pastwait:			\n");
 }
 
 /*