diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 4e51ef954026..226906294183 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -1316,8 +1316,6 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init_late(void)
 {
 	struct kmem_cache *cachep;
 
-	slab_state = UP;
-
 	/* 6) resize the head arrays to their final sizes */
 	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(cachep, &slab_caches, list)
@@ -1353,8 +1351,6 @@ static int __init cpucache_init(void)
 				slab_online_cpu, slab_offline_cpu);
 	WARN_ON(ret < 0);
 
-	/* Done! */
-	slab_state = FULL;
 	return 0;
 }
 __initcall(cpucache_init);