diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c
index a27c8d34..f096354 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -132,11 +132,8 @@
 }
 
 extern struct alt_instr __alt_instructions[], __alt_instructions_end[];
-extern struct alt_instr __smp_alt_instructions[], __smp_alt_instructions_end[];
 extern u8 *__smp_locks[], *__smp_locks_end[];
 
-extern u8 __smp_alt_begin[], __smp_alt_end[];
-
 /* Replace instructions with better alternatives for this CPU type.
    This runs before SMP is initialized to avoid SMP problems with
    self modifying code. This implies that assymetric systems where
@@ -171,29 +168,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 
-static void alternatives_smp_save(struct alt_instr *start, struct alt_instr *end)
-{
-	struct alt_instr *a;
-
-	DPRINTK("%s: alt table %p-%p\n", __FUNCTION__, start, end);
-	for (a = start; a < end; a++) {
-		memcpy(a->replacement + a->replacementlen,
-		       a->instr,
-		       a->instrlen);
-	}
-}
-
-static void alternatives_smp_apply(struct alt_instr *start, struct alt_instr *end)
-{
-	struct alt_instr *a;
-
-	for (a = start; a < end; a++) {
-		memcpy(a->instr,
-		       a->replacement + a->replacementlen,
-		       a->instrlen);
-	}
-}
-
 static void alternatives_smp_lock(u8 **start, u8 **end, u8 *text, u8 *text_end)
 {
 	u8 **ptr;
@@ -319,8 +293,6 @@
 		printk(KERN_INFO "SMP alternatives: switching to SMP code\n");
 		clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_UP, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability);
 		clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_UP, cpu_data[0].x86_capability);
-		alternatives_smp_apply(__smp_alt_instructions,
-				       __smp_alt_instructions_end);
 		list_for_each_entry(mod, &smp_alt_modules, next)
 			alternatives_smp_lock(mod->locks, mod->locks_end,
 					      mod->text, mod->text_end);
@@ -328,8 +300,6 @@
 		printk(KERN_INFO "SMP alternatives: switching to UP code\n");
 		set_bit(X86_FEATURE_UP, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability);
 		set_bit(X86_FEATURE_UP, cpu_data[0].x86_capability);
-		apply_alternatives(__smp_alt_instructions,
-				   __smp_alt_instructions_end);
 		list_for_each_entry(mod, &smp_alt_modules, next)
 			alternatives_smp_unlock(mod->locks, mod->locks_end,
 						mod->text, mod->text_end);
@@ -396,17 +366,13 @@
 			printk(KERN_INFO "SMP alternatives: switching to UP code\n");
 			set_bit(X86_FEATURE_UP, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability);
 			set_bit(X86_FEATURE_UP, cpu_data[0].x86_capability);
-			apply_alternatives(__smp_alt_instructions,
-					   __smp_alt_instructions_end);
 			alternatives_smp_unlock(__smp_locks, __smp_locks_end,
 						_text, _etext);
 		}
 		free_init_pages("SMP alternatives",
-				__pa_symbol(&__smp_alt_begin),
-				__pa_symbol(&__smp_alt_end));
+				__pa_symbol(&__smp_locks),
+				__pa_symbol(&__smp_locks_end));
 	} else {
-		alternatives_smp_save(__smp_alt_instructions,
-				      __smp_alt_instructions_end);
 		alternatives_smp_module_add(NULL, "core kernel",
 					    __smp_locks, __smp_locks_end,
 					    _text, _etext);
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 97fe6ea..2ce4aa1 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -117,22 +117,11 @@
 
   /* might get freed after init */
   . = ALIGN(4096);
-  .smp_altinstructions : AT(ADDR(.smp_altinstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-	__smp_alt_begin = .;
-	__smp_alt_instructions = .;
-	*(.smp_altinstructions)
-	__smp_alt_instructions_end = .;
-  }
-  . = ALIGN(4);
   .smp_locks : AT(ADDR(.smp_locks) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
   	__smp_locks = .;
 	*(.smp_locks)
 	__smp_locks_end = .;
   }
-  .smp_altinstr_replacement : AT(ADDR(.smp_altinstr_replacement) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-	*(.smp_altinstr_replacement)
-  	__smp_alt_end = .;
-  }
   /* will be freed after init
    * Following ALIGN() is required to make sure no other data falls on the
    * same page where __smp_alt_end is pointing as that page might be freed
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/alternative.h b/include/asm-i386/alternative.h
index dbc1a29..4d518ee 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/alternative.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/alternative.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _I386_ALTERNATIVE_H
 #define _I386_ALTERNATIVE_H
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -32,9 +30,7 @@
 					void *text, void *text_end) {}
 static inline void alternatives_smp_module_del(struct module *mod) {}
 static inline void alternatives_smp_switch(int smp) {}
-#endif
-
-#endif
+#endif	/* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 /*
  * Alternative instructions for different CPU types or capabilities.