diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 809a03fe7e07a393fd4ab66d1a83ac70fa6513cb..2d2ba4ace0eca9bfceeb5c9ef972b877b1efce9c 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -479,9 +479,6 @@ handle_simple_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 void
 handle_level_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
-	struct irqaction *action;
-	irqreturn_t action_ret;
-
 	raw_spin_lock(&desc->lock);
 	mask_ack_irq(desc);
 
@@ -496,19 +493,10 @@ handle_level_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 	 * If its disabled or no action available
 	 * keep it masked and get out of here
 	 */
-	action = desc->action;
-	if (unlikely(!action || (desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED)))
+	if (unlikely(!desc->action || (desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED)))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	desc->status |= IRQ_INPROGRESS;
-	raw_spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
-
-	action_ret = handle_IRQ_event(irq, action);
-	if (!noirqdebug)
-		note_interrupt(irq, desc, action_ret);
-
-	raw_spin_lock(&desc->lock);
-	desc->status &= ~IRQ_INPROGRESS;
+	handle_irq_event(desc);
 
 	if (!(desc->status & (IRQ_DISABLED | IRQ_ONESHOT)))
 		unmask_irq(desc);