diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
index f034563aeae547c44b0e3a2a99b4ab535917cee1..51bce594eb83582daac87f3853235db70bce3b85 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
@@ -1116,11 +1116,6 @@ efi_memmap_init(u64 *s, u64 *e)
 		if (!is_memory_available(md))
 			continue;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
-		/* saved_max_pfn should ignore max_addr= command line arg */
-		if (saved_max_pfn < (efi_md_end(md) >> PAGE_SHIFT))
-			saved_max_pfn = (efi_md_end(md) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-#endif
 		/*
 		 * Round ends inward to granule boundaries
 		 * Give trimmings to uncached allocator