diff --git a/kernel/rcutiny.c b/kernel/rcutiny.c
index 6f5a2a6cc63f71a3b0091823f926255310d17695..7fc2339b085928575fa224e288f029d71cc175f2 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutiny.c
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ static void rcu_process_callbacks(struct softirq_action *unused)
 {
 	__rcu_process_callbacks(&rcu_sched_ctrlblk);
 	__rcu_process_callbacks(&rcu_bh_ctrlblk);
-	rcu_preempt_process_callbacks();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h
index 8b835b98114c3ed7d082f77412d58aa7947c9b0d..bfe992407803505e9f1e69a492dd1947e3e50043 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h
@@ -102,14 +102,6 @@ static void check_cpu_stalls(void)
 	RCU_TRACE(check_cpu_stall_preempt());
 }
 
-/*
- * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it never has any callbacks
- * to process.
- */
-static void rcu_preempt_process_callbacks(void)
-{
-}
-
 /* Hold off callback invocation until early_initcall() time. */
 static int rcu_scheduler_fully_active __read_mostly;