diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/irq-rm7000.c b/arch/mips/kernel/irq-rm7000.c
index 123324b..a60cfe5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/irq-rm7000.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/irq-rm7000.c
@@ -17,16 +17,14 @@
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-static int irq_base;
-
 static inline void unmask_rm7k_irq(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	set_c0_intcontrol(0x100 << (irq - irq_base));
+	set_c0_intcontrol(0x100 << (irq - RM7K_CPU_IRQ_BASE));
 }
 
 static inline void mask_rm7k_irq(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	clear_c0_intcontrol(0x100 << (irq - irq_base));
+	clear_c0_intcontrol(0x100 << (irq - RM7K_CPU_IRQ_BASE));
 }
 
 static struct irq_chip rm7k_irq_controller = {
@@ -37,8 +35,9 @@
 	.unmask = unmask_rm7k_irq,
 };
 
-void __init rm7k_cpu_irq_init(int base)
+void __init rm7k_cpu_irq_init(void)
 {
+	int base = RM7K_CPU_IRQ_BASE;
 	int i;
 
 	clear_c0_intcontrol(0x00000f00);		/* Mask all */
@@ -46,6 +45,4 @@
 	for (i = base; i < base + 4; i++)
 		set_irq_chip_and_handler(i, &rm7k_irq_controller,
 					 handle_level_irq);
-
-	irq_base = base;
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/irq-rm9000.c b/arch/mips/kernel/irq-rm9000.c
index 2e68e4b..27886db 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/irq-rm9000.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/irq-rm9000.c
@@ -18,16 +18,14 @@
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-static int irq_base;
-
 static inline void unmask_rm9k_irq(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	set_c0_intcontrol(0x1000 << (irq - irq_base));
+	set_c0_intcontrol(0x1000 << (irq - RM9K_CPU_IRQ_BASE));
 }
 
 static inline void mask_rm9k_irq(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	clear_c0_intcontrol(0x1000 << (irq - irq_base));
+	clear_c0_intcontrol(0x1000 << (irq - RM9K_CPU_IRQ_BASE));
 }
 
 static inline void rm9k_cpu_irq_enable(unsigned int irq)
@@ -93,8 +91,9 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rm9000_perfcount_irq);
 
-void __init rm9k_cpu_irq_init(int base)
+void __init rm9k_cpu_irq_init(void)
 {
+	int base = RM9K_CPU_IRQ_BASE;
 	int i;
 
 	clear_c0_intcontrol(0x0000f000);		/* Mask all */
@@ -106,6 +105,4 @@
 	rm9000_perfcount_irq = base + 1;
 	set_irq_chip_and_handler(rm9000_perfcount_irq, &rm9k_perfcounter_irq,
 				 handle_level_irq);
-
-	irq_base = base;
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.c b/arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.c
index fcc86b9..6e73dda 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * Don't even think about using this on SMP.  You have been warned.
  *
  * This file exports one global function:
- *	void mips_cpu_irq_init(int irq_base);
+ *	void mips_cpu_irq_init(void);
  */
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -36,17 +36,15 @@
 #include <asm/mipsmtregs.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-static int mips_cpu_irq_base;
-
 static inline void unmask_mips_irq(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	set_c0_status(0x100 << (irq - mips_cpu_irq_base));
+	set_c0_status(0x100 << (irq - MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE));
 	irq_enable_hazard();
 }
 
 static inline void mask_mips_irq(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	clear_c0_status(0x100 << (irq - mips_cpu_irq_base));
+	clear_c0_status(0x100 << (irq - MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE));
 	irq_disable_hazard();
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@
 {
 	unsigned int vpflags = dvpe();
 
-	clear_c0_cause(0x100 << (irq - mips_cpu_irq_base));
+	clear_c0_cause(0x100 << (irq - MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE));
 	evpe(vpflags);
 	unmask_mips_mt_irq(irq);
 
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@
 static void mips_mt_cpu_irq_ack(unsigned int irq)
 {
 	unsigned int vpflags = dvpe();
-	clear_c0_cause(0x100 << (irq - mips_cpu_irq_base));
+	clear_c0_cause(0x100 << (irq - MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE));
 	evpe(vpflags);
 	mask_mips_mt_irq(irq);
 }
@@ -99,8 +97,9 @@
 	.eoi		= unmask_mips_mt_irq,
 };
 
-void __init mips_cpu_irq_init(int irq_base)
+void __init mips_cpu_irq_init(void)
 {
+	int irq_base = MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Mask interrupts. */
@@ -118,6 +117,4 @@
 	for (i = irq_base + 2; i < irq_base + 8; i++)
 		set_irq_chip_and_handler(i, &mips_cpu_irq_controller,
 					 handle_level_irq);
-
-	mips_cpu_irq_base = irq_base;
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/rtlx.c b/arch/mips/kernel/rtlx.c
index 5a99e3e..8610f4a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/rtlx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/rtlx.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 static void rtlx_dispatch(void)
 {
-	do_IRQ(MIPSCPU_INT_BASE + MIPS_CPU_RTLX_IRQ);
+	do_IRQ(MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + MIPS_CPU_RTLX_IRQ);
 }
 
 
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
 	.name		= "RTLX",
 };
 
-static int rtlx_irq_num = MIPSCPU_INT_BASE + MIPS_CPU_RTLX_IRQ;
+static int rtlx_irq_num = MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + MIPS_CPU_RTLX_IRQ;
 
 static char register_chrdev_failed[] __initdata =
 	KERN_ERR "rtlx_module_init: unable to register device\n";
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
index 1ee689c..64b62bd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/mipsmtregs.h>
 #include <asm/mips_mt.h>
-#include <asm/mips-boards/maltaint.h>  /* This is f*cking wrong */
 
 #define MIPS_CPU_IPI_RESCHED_IRQ 0
 #define MIPS_CPU_IPI_CALL_IRQ 1
@@ -108,12 +107,12 @@
 
 static void ipi_resched_dispatch(void)
 {
-	do_IRQ(MIPSCPU_INT_BASE + MIPS_CPU_IPI_RESCHED_IRQ);
+	do_IRQ(MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + MIPS_CPU_IPI_RESCHED_IRQ);
 }
 
 static void ipi_call_dispatch(void)
 {
-	do_IRQ(MIPSCPU_INT_BASE + MIPS_CPU_IPI_CALL_IRQ);
+	do_IRQ(MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + MIPS_CPU_IPI_CALL_IRQ);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t ipi_resched_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
@@ -270,8 +269,8 @@
 		set_vi_handler(MIPS_CPU_IPI_CALL_IRQ, ipi_call_dispatch);
 	}
 
-	cpu_ipi_resched_irq = MIPSCPU_INT_BASE + MIPS_CPU_IPI_RESCHED_IRQ;
-	cpu_ipi_call_irq = MIPSCPU_INT_BASE + MIPS_CPU_IPI_CALL_IRQ;
+	cpu_ipi_resched_irq = MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + MIPS_CPU_IPI_RESCHED_IRQ;
+	cpu_ipi_call_irq = MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + MIPS_CPU_IPI_CALL_IRQ;
 
 	setup_irq(cpu_ipi_resched_irq, &irq_resched);
 	setup_irq(cpu_ipi_call_irq, &irq_call);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c
index 6a857bf..6a27631 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@
  * This file should be built into the kernel only if CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC is set.
  */
 
-/*
- * MIPSCPU_INT_BASE is identically defined in both
- * asm-mips/mips-boards/maltaint.h and asm-mips/mips-boards/simint.h,
- * but as yet there's no properly organized include structure that
- * will ensure that the right *int.h file will be included for a
- * given platform build.
- */
-
-#define MIPSCPU_INT_BASE	16
-
 #define MIPS_CPU_IPI_IRQ	1
 
 #define LOCK_MT_PRA() \
@@ -921,7 +911,7 @@
  * interrupts.
  */
 
-static int cpu_ipi_irq = MIPSCPU_INT_BASE + MIPS_CPU_IPI_IRQ;
+static int cpu_ipi_irq = MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + MIPS_CPU_IPI_IRQ;
 
 static irqreturn_t ipi_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_idm)
 {