diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
index 65562c4a0a69..4c09c6688ac6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ u32 *__init fadump_regs_to_elf_notes(u32 *buf, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 * FIXME: How do i get PID? Do I really need it?
 	 * prstatus.pr_pid = ????
 	 */
-	elf_core_copy_kernel_regs(&prstatus.pr_reg, regs);
+	elf_core_copy_regs(&prstatus.pr_reg, regs);
 	buf = append_elf_note(buf, CRASH_CORE_NOTE_NAME, NT_PRSTATUS,
 			      &prstatus, sizeof(prstatus));
 	return buf;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-core.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-core.c
index b97bc179f65a..adcb1a1a2bfe 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-core.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-core.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static void __init fill_prstatus(struct elf_prstatus *prstatus, int pir,
 			  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	memset(prstatus, 0, sizeof(struct elf_prstatus));
-	elf_core_copy_kernel_regs(&(prstatus->pr_reg), regs);
+	elf_core_copy_regs(&(prstatus->pr_reg), regs);
 
 	/*
 	 * Overload PID with PIR value.
diff --git a/include/linux/elfcore.h b/include/linux/elfcore.h
index f8e206e82476..346a8b56cdc8 100644
--- a/include/linux/elfcore.h
+++ b/include/linux/elfcore.h
@@ -84,15 +84,6 @@ static inline void elf_core_copy_regs(elf_gregset_t *elfregs, struct pt_regs *re
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline void elf_core_copy_kernel_regs(elf_gregset_t *elfregs, struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-#ifdef ELF_CORE_COPY_KERNEL_REGS
-	ELF_CORE_COPY_KERNEL_REGS((*elfregs), regs);
-#else
-	elf_core_copy_regs(elfregs, regs);
-#endif
-}
-
 static inline int elf_core_copy_task_regs(struct task_struct *t, elf_gregset_t* elfregs)
 {
 #if defined (ELF_CORE_COPY_TASK_REGS)
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c
index 68480f731192..be4b54c2c615 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_core.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ void crash_save_cpu(struct pt_regs *regs, int cpu)
 		return;
 	memset(&prstatus, 0, sizeof(prstatus));
 	prstatus.common.pr_pid = current->pid;
-	elf_core_copy_kernel_regs(&prstatus.pr_reg, regs);
+	elf_core_copy_regs(&prstatus.pr_reg, regs);
 	buf = append_elf_note(buf, KEXEC_CORE_NOTE_NAME, NT_PRSTATUS,
 			      &prstatus, sizeof(prstatus));
 	final_note(buf);