diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common.h
index d6ba13e1c540f6ecc186a164f441ca48b2540a1e..14522d077c889e23a51b4ab11848639d90b1f086 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common.h
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ extern int omap4_enter_lowpower(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int power_state);
 extern int omap4_finish_suspend(unsigned long cpu_state);
 extern void omap4_cpu_resume(void);
 extern int omap4_hotplug_cpu(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int power_state);
-extern u32 omap4_mpuss_read_prev_context_state(void);
 #else
 static inline int omap4_enter_lowpower(unsigned int cpu,
 					unsigned int power_state)
@@ -277,10 +276,6 @@ static inline int omap4_finish_suspend(unsigned long cpu_state)
 static inline void omap4_cpu_resume(void)
 {}
 
-static inline u32 omap4_mpuss_read_prev_context_state(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
 #endif
 
 struct omap_sdrc_params;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/cpuidle44xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/cpuidle44xx.c
index e48e26e3040976920a898aa2b8ff0d37f450f499..e72b55d8eac36c1448272b298a42b250bd2effe4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/cpuidle44xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/cpuidle44xx.c
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ static int omap4_enter_idle_coupled(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 	 * Call idle CPU cluster PM exit notifier chain
 	 * to restore GIC and wakeupgen context.
 	 */
-	if (omap4_mpuss_read_prev_context_state())
+	if ((cx->mpu_state == PWRDM_POWER_RET) &&
+		(cx->mpu_logic_state == PWRDM_POWER_OFF))
 		cpu_cluster_pm_exit();
 
 fail:
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-mpuss-lowpower.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-mpuss-lowpower.c
index 8bcb64bcdcdb37a5642b387a65fbd9dddc04b5f8..e80327b6c81f68520206e10058e7e4c18cc496ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-mpuss-lowpower.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-mpuss-lowpower.c
@@ -139,20 +139,6 @@ static inline void cpu_clear_prev_logic_pwrst(unsigned int cpu_id)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * omap4_mpuss_read_prev_context_state:
- * Function returns the MPUSS previous context state
- */
-u32 omap4_mpuss_read_prev_context_state(void)
-{
-	u32 reg;
-
-	reg = omap4_prminst_read_inst_reg(OMAP4430_PRM_PARTITION,
-		OMAP4430_PRM_MPU_INST, OMAP4_RM_MPU_MPU_CONTEXT_OFFSET);
-	reg &= OMAP4430_LOSTCONTEXT_DFF_MASK;
-	return reg;
-}
-
 /*
  * Store the CPU cluster state for L2X0 low power operations.
  */