diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/genapic.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/genapic.c
index 0b3603adf56d4e4f35aa4a5eb22dc97cb72243ed..7312ddb84fb450f67f375fb008c4c0b9508cb493 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/genapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/genapic.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern struct genapic apic_flat;
 extern struct genapic apic_physflat;
 
 struct genapic *genapic = &apic_flat;
-struct genapic *genapic_force;
+
 
 /*
  * Check the APIC IDs in bios_cpu_apicid and choose the APIC mode.
@@ -46,13 +46,6 @@ void __init clustered_apic_check(void)
 	u8 cluster_cnt[NUM_APIC_CLUSTERS];
 	int max_apic = 0;
 
-	/* genapic selection can be forced because of certain quirks.
-	 */
-	if (genapic_force) {
-		genapic = genapic_force;
-		goto print;
-	}
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_ACPI)
 	/*
 	 * Some x86_64 machines use physical APIC mode regardless of how many
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/genapic.h b/include/asm-x86_64/genapic.h
index b80f4bb5f2733554f096788cb067b06519f1053c..a0e9a4b934844a96c4dced8b8cdd293e2b5decfb 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/genapic.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/genapic.h
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ struct genapic {
 };
 
 
-extern struct genapic *genapic, *genapic_force, apic_flat;
+extern struct genapic *genapic;
 
 #endif