diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
index cbc32069683f..cca655688ffc 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -595,11 +595,6 @@ void __devinit cpu_init(void)
 	load_gdt(&cpu_gdt_descr[cpu]);
 	load_idt(&idt_descr);
 
-	/*
-	 * Delete NT
-	 */
-	__asm__("pushfl ; andl $0xffffbfff,(%esp) ; popfl");
-
 	/*
 	 * Set up and load the per-CPU TSS and LDT
 	 */