diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
index acd70fe30a7102efd35f8ac73191a0e0ecacee0e..1c3f18ba8af12e3a21d7f23a99e77c8f2c529c66 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	__invalidate_dcache_all();
 	__enable_dcache();
 
-	panic_timeout = 120;
-
 	setup_memory();
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SELFMOD_INTC) || defined(CONFIG_SELFMOD_TIMER)