diff --git a/arch/mips/cobalt/reset.c b/arch/mips/cobalt/reset.c
index 81628b3ae6215eec79f8ed6362f5d8547a9a57d2..71eb4ccc4bc15e2a369b26d129526dd1a39e290d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cobalt/reset.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cobalt/reset.c
@@ -61,12 +61,3 @@ void cobalt_machine_restart(char *command)
 	/* we should never get here */
 	cobalt_machine_halt();
 }
-
-/*
- * This triggers the luser mode device driver for the power switch ;-)
- */
-void cobalt_machine_power_off(void)
-{
-	printk("You can switch the machine off now.\n");
-	cobalt_machine_halt();
-}
diff --git a/arch/mips/cobalt/setup.c b/arch/mips/cobalt/setup.c
index 345e4ae998df744d83f06458acf4b13e3681fb7a..d11bb1bc7b6b2dd12644f32dc0558a71907a4238 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cobalt/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cobalt/setup.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 extern void cobalt_machine_restart(char *command);
 extern void cobalt_machine_halt(void);
-extern void cobalt_machine_power_off(void);
 
 const char *get_system_type(void)
 {
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 
 	_machine_restart = cobalt_machine_restart;
 	_machine_halt = cobalt_machine_halt;
-	pm_power_off = cobalt_machine_power_off;
+	pm_power_off = cobalt_machine_halt;
 
 	set_io_port_base(CKSEG1ADDR(GT_DEF_PCI0_IO_BASE));