diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bp.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bp.c
index 8418c2f8ec5dd255d18794ca13cf895a3b588a76..70a504601dc3909c15c424b1d2b1afdf25b9b341 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bp.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bp.c
@@ -486,11 +486,9 @@ static int kdb_bc(int argc, const char **argv)
 /*
  * kdb_ss
  *
- *	Process the 'ss' (Single Step) and 'ssb' (Single Step to Branch)
- *	commands.
+ *	Process the 'ss' (Single Step) command.
  *
  *	ss
- *	ssb
  *
  * Parameters:
  *	argc	Argument count
@@ -498,35 +496,23 @@ static int kdb_bc(int argc, const char **argv)
  * Outputs:
  *	None.
  * Returns:
- *	KDB_CMD_SS[B] for success, a kdb error if failure.
+ *	KDB_CMD_SS for success, a kdb error if failure.
  * Locking:
  *	None.
  * Remarks:
  *
  *	Set the arch specific option to trigger a debug trap after the next
  *	instruction.
- *
- *	For 'ssb', set the trace flag in the debug trap handler
- *	after printing the current insn and return directly without
- *	invoking the kdb command processor, until a branch instruction
- *	is encountered.
  */
 
 static int kdb_ss(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	int ssb = 0;
-
-	ssb = (strcmp(argv[0], "ssb") == 0);
 	if (argc != 0)
 		return KDB_ARGCOUNT;
 	/*
 	 * Set trace flag and go.
 	 */
 	KDB_STATE_SET(DOING_SS);
-	if (ssb) {
-		KDB_STATE_SET(DOING_SSB);
-		return KDB_CMD_SSB;
-	}
 	return KDB_CMD_SS;
 }
 
@@ -561,8 +547,6 @@ void __init kdb_initbptab(void)
 
 	kdb_register_repeat("ss", kdb_ss, "",
 		"Single Step", 1, KDB_REPEAT_NO_ARGS);
-	kdb_register_repeat("ssb", kdb_ss, "",
-		"Single step to branch/call", 0, KDB_REPEAT_NO_ARGS);
 	/*
 	 * Architecture dependent initialization.
 	 */
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c
index d04a6ce2d3b7f71ee10d20deb800b0ce44a62008..328d18ef31e4b4f02e7cde7aff71504ad8a0fb5e 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ int kdb_stub(struct kgdb_state *ks)
 	/* Remove any breakpoints as needed by kdb and clear single step */
 	kdb_bp_remove();
 	KDB_STATE_CLEAR(DOING_SS);
-	KDB_STATE_CLEAR(DOING_SSB);
 	KDB_STATE_SET(PAGER);
 	/* zero out any offline cpu data */
 	for_each_present_cpu(i) {
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
index 496f596aa80748c401b091522b13b181079b6d96..00eb8f7fbf41c49e1deb4b09e6858858064ae9e9 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
@@ -1128,7 +1128,6 @@ void kdb_set_current_task(struct task_struct *p)
  *	KDB_CMD_GO	User typed 'go'.
  *	KDB_CMD_CPU	User switched to another cpu.
  *	KDB_CMD_SS	Single step.
- *	KDB_CMD_SSB	Single step until branch.
  */
 static int kdb_local(kdb_reason_t reason, int error, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		     kdb_dbtrap_t db_result)
@@ -1167,14 +1166,6 @@ static int kdb_local(kdb_reason_t reason, int error, struct pt_regs *regs,
 			kdb_printf("due to Debug @ " kdb_machreg_fmt "\n",
 				   instruction_pointer(regs));
 			break;
-		case KDB_DB_SSB:
-			/*
-			 * In the midst of ssb command. Just return.
-			 */
-			KDB_DEBUG_STATE("kdb_local 3", reason);
-			return KDB_CMD_SSB;	/* Continue with SSB command */
-
-			break;
 		case KDB_DB_SS:
 			break;
 		case KDB_DB_SSBPT:
@@ -1297,7 +1288,6 @@ static int kdb_local(kdb_reason_t reason, int error, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		if (diag == KDB_CMD_GO
 		 || diag == KDB_CMD_CPU
 		 || diag == KDB_CMD_SS
-		 || diag == KDB_CMD_SSB
 		 || diag == KDB_CMD_KGDB)
 			break;
 
@@ -1384,12 +1374,6 @@ int kdb_main_loop(kdb_reason_t reason, kdb_reason_t reason2, int error,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (result == KDB_CMD_SSB) {
-			KDB_STATE_SET(DOING_SS);
-			KDB_STATE_SET(DOING_SSB);
-			break;
-		}
-
 		if (result == KDB_CMD_KGDB) {
 			if (!KDB_STATE(DOING_KGDB))
 				kdb_printf("Entering please attach debugger "
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h
index 392ec6a25844c48f1242a649c0c58a1d22c0c783..7afd3c8c41d5d51f17a7a14566551bf2d731d068 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define KDB_CMD_GO	(-1001)
 #define KDB_CMD_CPU	(-1002)
 #define KDB_CMD_SS	(-1003)
-#define KDB_CMD_SSB	(-1004)
 #define KDB_CMD_KGDB (-1005)
 
 /* Internal debug flags */
@@ -125,8 +124,6 @@ extern int kdb_state;
 						 * kdb control */
 #define KDB_STATE_HOLD_CPU	0x00000010	/* Hold this cpu inside kdb */
 #define KDB_STATE_DOING_SS	0x00000020	/* Doing ss command */
-#define KDB_STATE_DOING_SSB	0x00000040	/* Doing ssb command,
-						 * DOING_SS is also set */
 #define KDB_STATE_SSBPT		0x00000080	/* Install breakpoint
 						 * after one ss, independent of
 						 * DOING_SS */
@@ -191,7 +188,6 @@ extern void kdb_bp_remove(void);
 typedef enum {
 	KDB_DB_BPT,	/* Breakpoint */
 	KDB_DB_SS,	/* Single-step trap */
-	KDB_DB_SSB,	/* Single step to branch */
 	KDB_DB_SSBPT,	/* Single step over breakpoint */
 	KDB_DB_NOBPT	/* Spurious breakpoint */
 } kdb_dbtrap_t;