diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 565ebc65920e..324f2a44c221 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1250,16 +1250,7 @@ static void __ref remove_cpu_from_maps(int cpu)
 void cpu_disable_common(void)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	/*
-	 * HACK:
-	 * Allow any queued timer interrupts to get serviced
-	 * This is only a temporary solution until we cleanup
-	 * fixup_irqs as we do for IA64.
-	 */
-	local_irq_enable();
-	mdelay(1);
 
-	local_irq_disable();
 	remove_siblinginfo(cpu);
 
 	/* It's now safe to remove this processor from the online map */