diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
index cf9772cee384362530c7675a460df24e70792bf6..9036643949f7bdedb6f46b20dd3e02a0eddc56f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct microcode_ops {
 
 struct ucode_cpu_info {
 	struct cpu_signature	cpu_sig;
-	int			valid;
 	void			*mc;
 };
 extern struct ucode_cpu_info ucode_cpu_info[];
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index c83f9658feb2965a0606b429b6bafbf4b5f7e94c..6e8b0f6fbc43866365ad381ae623d0580d15a021 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ int intel_cpu_collect_info(struct ucode_cpu_info *uci)
 	csig.rev = intel_get_microcode_revision();
 
 	uci->cpu_sig = csig;
-	uci->valid = 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index 84300b80a1ee030bc7f55039c5576c78de3568c3..3f897075bf0f5cdd5c120146434b7f77db5b8cf7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -571,9 +571,9 @@ void microcode_bsp_resume(void)
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct ucode_cpu_info *uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
 
-	if (uci->valid && uci->mc)
+	if (uci->mc)
 		microcode_ops->apply_microcode(cpu);
-	else if (!uci->mc)
+	else
 		reload_early_microcode();
 }