diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
index b3b8f2f3ad106aea4b4f33c9f61bf7eb01919563..ede860f921df847e3c94a2abda905949737c4e3d 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
@@ -621,15 +621,6 @@ static struct xenbus_watch *find_watch(const char *token)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void xs_reset_watches(void)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = xs_error(xs_single(XBT_NIL, XS_RESET_WATCHES, "", NULL));
-	if (err && err != -EEXIST)
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "xs_reset_watches failed: %d\n", err);
-}
-
 /* Register callback to watch this node. */
 int register_xenbus_watch(struct xenbus_watch *watch)
 {
@@ -906,9 +897,5 @@ int xs_init(void)
 	if (IS_ERR(task))
 		return PTR_ERR(task);
 
-	/* shutdown watches for kexec boot */
-	if (xen_hvm_domain())
-		xs_reset_watches();
-
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/xen/interface/io/xs_wire.h b/include/xen/interface/io/xs_wire.h
index f0b6890370be053e25feadfd7bf0eeeacb78f800..f6f07aa35af5f8b0e91347d9707ffd08eccd577f 100644
--- a/include/xen/interface/io/xs_wire.h
+++ b/include/xen/interface/io/xs_wire.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ enum xsd_sockmsg_type
     XS_IS_DOMAIN_INTRODUCED,
     XS_RESUME,
     XS_SET_TARGET,
-    XS_RESTRICT,
-    XS_RESET_WATCHES
+    XS_RESTRICT
 };
 
 #define XS_WRITE_NONE "NONE"