diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
index 0c6ed6d..b5b2add 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
@@ -599,10 +599,6 @@
 	}
 
 out:
-	/* before we restore interrupts, make sure we don't
-	 * generate a spurious soft lockup errors
-	 */
-	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return;
 }