diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
index f1b8d555080e8c562ea1cb886b42c77f8c8b0c1f..a8dbceb32914a0e834a8c6b8ae394898c213e527 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
@@ -138,14 +138,6 @@ static void __booke_wdt_enable(void *data)
 	val &= ~WDTP_MASK;
 	val |= (TCR_WIE|TCR_WRC(WRC_CHIP)|WDTP(booke_wdt_period));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
-	/*
-	 * Crit ints are currently broken on PPC64 Book-E, so
-	 * just disable them for now.
-	 */
-	val &= ~TCR_WIE;
-#endif
-
 	mtspr(SPRN_TCR, val);
 }