diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
index 4adf71b2b54a6db6984f00a47782a5fbb23229aa..09cdfe6d960f13f2ad6875a61d4f42830b67bb4f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ void hook_ifault_code(int nr, int (*fn)(unsigned long, unsigned int,
 #define xchg(ptr,x) \
 	((__typeof__(*(ptr)))__xchg((unsigned long)(x),(ptr),sizeof(*(ptr))))
 
-extern asmlinkage void __backtrace(void);
 extern asmlinkage void c_backtrace(unsigned long fp, int pmode);
 
 struct mm_struct;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c b/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c
index aeef960ff795fce24d2387dd80446072d3bb9263..8e3c6f11b0a1ad00188b2deda119f83bb17ab735 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ extern void __aeabi_ulcmp(void);
 
 extern void fpundefinstr(void);
 
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__backtrace);
-
 	/* platform dependent support */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__udelay);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__const_udelay);
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index 1a347f481e5e7a5c022b7795c6b9542cb77d529e..fd0814076ff66081c46e2ae34bcd42be5ba62c38 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void show_regs(struct pt_regs * regs)
 	printk("\n");
 	printk("Pid: %d, comm: %20s\n", task_pid_nr(current), current->comm);
 	__show_regs(regs);
-	__backtrace();
+	dump_stack();
 }
 
 ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(thread_notify_head);
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S b/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
index a673297b0cf14c39acbbfa27dd57a034e7b02410..cd07b5814c2304f0908342b04291af09388790b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
@@ -22,15 +22,10 @@
 #define mask	r7
 #define offset	r8
 
-ENTRY(__backtrace)
-		mov	r1, #0x10
-		mov	r0, fp
-
 ENTRY(c_backtrace)
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER) || !defined(CONFIG_PRINTK)
 		mov	pc, lr
-ENDPROC(__backtrace)
 ENDPROC(c_backtrace)
 #else
 		stmfd	sp!, {r4 - r8, lr}	@ Save an extra register so we have a location...
@@ -107,7 +102,6 @@ for_each_frame:	tst	frame, mask		@ Check for address exceptions
 		mov	r1, frame
 		bl	printk
 no_frame:	ldmfd	sp!, {r4 - r8, pc}
-ENDPROC(__backtrace)
 ENDPROC(c_backtrace)
 		
 		.pushsection __ex_table,"a"