diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
index 246b11c4fe7eda803a4c076c078c5afdcff04590..8741c854e03d50800cba18ad091f3d843c6a0111 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -465,20 +465,6 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	std	r0, THREAD_EBBHR(r3)
 	mfspr	r0, SPRN_EBBRR
 	std	r0, THREAD_EBBRR(r3)
-
-	/* PMU registers made user read/(write) by EBB */
-	mfspr	r0, SPRN_SIAR
-	std	r0, THREAD_SIAR(r3)
-	mfspr	r0, SPRN_SDAR
-	std	r0, THREAD_SDAR(r3)
-	mfspr	r0, SPRN_SIER
-	std	r0, THREAD_SIER(r3)
-	mfspr	r0, SPRN_MMCR0
-	std	r0, THREAD_MMCR0(r3)
-	mfspr	r0, SPRN_MMCR2
-	std	r0, THREAD_MMCR2(r3)
-	mfspr	r0, SPRN_MMCRA
-	std	r0, THREAD_MMCRA(r3)
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)
 #endif
 
@@ -581,20 +567,6 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	ld	r0, THREAD_EBBRR(r4)
 	mtspr	SPRN_EBBRR, r0
 
-	/* PMU registers made user read/(write) by EBB */
-	ld	r0, THREAD_SIAR(r4)
-	mtspr	SPRN_SIAR, r0
-	ld	r0, THREAD_SDAR(r4)
-	mtspr	SPRN_SDAR, r0
-	ld	r0, THREAD_SIER(r4)
-	mtspr	SPRN_SIER, r0
-	ld	r0, THREAD_MMCR0(r4)
-	mtspr	SPRN_MMCR0, r0
-	ld	r0, THREAD_MMCR2(r4)
-	mtspr	SPRN_MMCR2, r0
-	ld	r0, THREAD_MMCRA(r4)
-	mtspr	SPRN_MMCRA, r0
-
 	ld	r0,THREAD_TAR(r4)
 	mtspr	SPRN_TAR,r0
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)