diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/head.S b/arch/sparc64/kernel/head.S
index 03ffaf895a227760fe1ba8e475dcdda56444903b..baea10a9819681cb409d1ae205ec36a468d3c4aa 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/head.S
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ sparc_ramdisk_image64:
 
 	/* PROM cif handler code address is in %o4.  */
 sparc64_boot:
-1:	rd	%pc, %g7
-	set	1b, %g1
-	cmp	%g1, %g7
-	be,pn	%xcc, sparc64_boot_after_remap
-	 mov	%o4, %l7
+	mov	%o4, %l7
 
 	/* We need to remap the kernel.  Use position independant
 	 * code to remap us to KERNBASE.
@@ -295,7 +291,6 @@ is_sun4v:
 
 	add	%sp, (192 + 128), %sp
 
-sparc64_boot_after_remap:
 	sethi	%hi(prom_root_compatible), %g1
 	or	%g1, %lo(prom_root_compatible), %g1
 	sethi	%hi(prom_sun4v_name), %g7