diff --git a/include/linux/rcutiny.h b/include/linux/rcutiny.h
index 2c1fe8373e71..a3b6272af2dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcutiny.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcutiny.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ void rcu_bh_qs(int cpu);
 
 #define rcu_init_sched()	do { } while (0)
 extern void rcu_check_callbacks(int cpu, int user);
-extern void __rcu_init(void);
 
 /*
  * Return the number of grace periods.
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ static inline void synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited(void)
 }
 
 struct notifier_block;
-extern int rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ
 
diff --git a/include/linux/rcutree.h b/include/linux/rcutree.h
index 9642c6bcb399..111a65257350 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcutree.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcutree.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ struct notifier_block;
 
 extern void rcu_sched_qs(int cpu);
 extern void rcu_bh_qs(int cpu);
-extern int rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
-			  unsigned long action, void *hcpu);
 extern int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu);
 extern int rcu_expedited_torture_stats(char *page);
 
@@ -83,7 +81,6 @@ static inline void synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited(void)
 	synchronize_sched_expedited();
 }
 
-extern void __rcu_init(void);
 extern void rcu_check_callbacks(int cpu, int user);
 
 extern long rcu_batches_completed(void);
diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index 7625f207f65e..eb6b534db318 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -161,28 +161,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synchronize_rcu_bh);
 
 #endif /* #ifndef CONFIG_TINY_RCU */
 
-static int __cpuinit rcu_barrier_cpu_hotplug(struct notifier_block *self,
-		unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
-{
-	return rcu_cpu_notify(self, action, hcpu);
-}
-
-void __init rcu_init(void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	__rcu_init();
-	cpu_notifier(rcu_barrier_cpu_hotplug, 0);
-
-	/*
-	 * We don't need protection against CPU-hotplug here because
-	 * this is called early in boot, before either interrupts
-	 * or the scheduler are operational.
-	 */
-	for_each_online_cpu(i)
-		rcu_barrier_cpu_hotplug(NULL, CPU_UP_PREPARE, (void *)(long)i);
-}
-
 void rcu_scheduler_starting(void)
 {
 	WARN_ON(num_online_cpus() != 1);
diff --git a/kernel/rcutiny.c b/kernel/rcutiny.c
index b33ec3aa377a..9f6d9ff2572c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutiny.c
@@ -177,15 +177,6 @@ static void rcu_process_callbacks(struct softirq_action *unused)
 	__rcu_process_callbacks(&rcu_bh_ctrlblk);
 }
 
-/*
- * Null function to handle CPU being onlined.  Longer term, we want to
- * make TINY_RCU avoid using rcupdate.c, but later...
- */
-int rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
-{
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
-}
-
 /*
  * Wait for a grace period to elapse.  But it is illegal to invoke
  * synchronize_sched() from within an RCU read-side critical section.
@@ -285,7 +276,7 @@ void rcu_barrier_sched(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_barrier_sched);
 
-void __rcu_init(void)
+void __init rcu_init(void)
 {
 	open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index b79bfcd28e95..e3d3bbddbcd5 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1644,8 +1644,8 @@ static void __cpuinit rcu_online_cpu(int cpu)
 /*
  * Handle CPU online/offline notification events.
  */
-int __cpuinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
-			     unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+static int __cpuinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+				    unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	long cpu = (long)hcpu;
 
@@ -1781,8 +1781,10 @@ do { \
 	} \
 } while (0)
 
-void __init __rcu_init(void)
+void __init rcu_init(void)
 {
+	int i;
+
 	rcu_bootup_announce();
 #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_DETECTOR
 	printk(KERN_INFO "RCU-based detection of stalled CPUs is enabled.\n");
@@ -1791,6 +1793,15 @@ void __init __rcu_init(void)
 	RCU_INIT_FLAVOR(&rcu_bh_state, rcu_bh_data);
 	__rcu_init_preempt();
 	open_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ, rcu_process_callbacks);
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't need protection against CPU-hotplug here because
+	 * this is called early in boot, before either interrupts
+	 * or the scheduler are operational.
+	 */
+	cpu_notifier(rcu_cpu_notify, 0);
+	for_each_online_cpu(i)
+		rcu_cpu_notify(NULL, CPU_UP_PREPARE, (void *)(long)i);
 }
 
 #include "rcutree_plugin.h"