diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps_32.c
index 67953bbe193d2684be77c18e06b01bb837f06e29..01e7ca8c7661da288389c886726dfb010d1f348a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps_32.c
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ mem_parity_error(unsigned char reason, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	printk(KERN_EMERG "Dazed and confused, but trying to continue\n");
 
 	/* Clear and disable the memory parity error line. */
-	clear_mem_error(reason);
+	reason = (reason & 0xf) | 4;
+	outb(reason, 0x61);
 }
 
 static notrace __kprobes void
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/mach-default/mach_traps.h b/include/asm-x86/mach-default/mach_traps.h
index de9ac3f5c4ce547c2a204cac41c4010da2839fe7..ff8778f26b84e3a9125b4a4f383b69ab649c5b20 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/mach-default/mach_traps.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/mach-default/mach_traps.h
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/mc146818rtc.h>
 
-static inline void clear_mem_error(unsigned char reason)
-{
-	reason = (reason & 0xf) | 4;
-	outb(reason, 0x61);
-}
-
 static inline unsigned char get_nmi_reason(void)
 {
 	return inb(0x61);