diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 01b78e7f992e81e41526ac8c384c86406b752c15..bfdd062dd82725553a7e30b4570cb67b0f7d4131 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -220,13 +220,6 @@ config IOSAPIC
 	depends on !IA64_HP_SIM
 	default y
 
-config IA64_SGI_SN_SIM
-	bool "SGI Medusa Simulator Support"
-	depends on IA64_SGI_SN2 || IA64_GENERIC
-	help
-	  If you are compiling a kernel that will run under SGI's IA-64
-	  simulator (Medusa) then say Y, otherwise say N.
-
 config IA64_SGI_SN_XP
 	tristate "Support communication between SGI SSIs"
 	select IA64_UNCACHED_ALLOCATOR
diff --git a/arch/ia64/configs/sn2_defconfig b/arch/ia64/configs/sn2_defconfig
index c05613980300c0ac225a918984986b72c184792c..04d0b00a2b8c6aed16851e58009136fcaf54bc0b 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/configs/sn2_defconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/configs/sn2_defconfig
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ CONFIG_HOLES_IN_ZONE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_DISCONTIGMEM_ENABLE=y
 # CONFIG_IA64_CYCLONE is not set
 CONFIG_IOSAPIC=y
-CONFIG_IA64_SGI_SN_SIM=y
 CONFIG_FORCE_MAX_ZONEORDER=18
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS=512
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/sn/simulator.h b/include/asm-ia64/sn/simulator.h
index cf770e246af5b69acf896d376ab703dcd2183a76..16a48b5a039ce88fd1d2911c302b4db025abbce9 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/sn/simulator.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/sn/simulator.h
@@ -13,16 +13,9 @@
 #define SNMAGIC 0xaeeeeeee8badbeefL
 #define IS_MEDUSA()			({long sn; asm("mov %0=cpuid[%1]" : "=r"(sn) : "r"(2)); sn == SNMAGIC;})
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IA64_SGI_SN_SIM
 #define SIMULATOR_SLEEP()		asm("nop.i 0x8beef")
-#define IS_RUNNING_ON_SIMULATOR() 	(sn_prom_type)
+#define IS_RUNNING_ON_SIMULATOR()	(sn_prom_type)
 #define IS_RUNNING_ON_FAKE_PROM()	(sn_prom_type == 2)
 extern int sn_prom_type;		/* 0=hardware, 1=medusa/realprom, 2=medusa/fakeprom */
-#else
-#define IS_RUNNING_ON_SIMULATOR()	(0)
-#define IS_RUNNING_ON_FAKE_PROM()	(0)
-#define SIMULATOR_SLEEP()
-
-#endif
 
 #endif /* _ASM_IA64_SN_SIMULATOR_H */