diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
index 7f65be6f7f17741153222d11618a716593fbbb91..104ff4dd9b98dd1aa0c00177ae1e83d2f8138a54 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ void enable_hlt(void)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(enable_hlt);
  
-/*
- * The following aren't currently used.
- */
-void (*pm_idle)(void);
-
 extern void default_idle(void);
 
 void (*pm_power_off)(void);
@@ -77,16 +72,12 @@ void cpu_idle (void)
 	while (1) {
 		rcu_idle_enter();
 		while (!need_resched()) {
-			void (*idle)(void);
 			/*
 			 * Mark this as an RCU critical section so that
 			 * synchronize_kernel() in the unload path waits
 			 * for our completion.
 			 */
-			idle = pm_idle;
-			if (!idle)
-				idle = default_idle;
-			idle();
+			default_idle();
 		}
 		rcu_idle_exit();
 		schedule_preempt_disabled();