diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
index 5731274bfdba..30a5642eb405 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <asm/fixmap.h>
 #include <asm/mpspec.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 
 #define ARCH_APICTIMER_STOPS_ON_C3	1
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/idle.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/idle.h
deleted file mode 100644
index dcebb1c634f1..000000000000
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/idle.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _ASM_X86_IDLE_H
-#define _ASM_X86_IDLE_H
-
-void amd_e400_remove_cpu(int cpu);
-
-#endif /* _ASM_X86_IDLE_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index cc89ce200183..2ab0ff0f1dbe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include <asm/io_apic.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/hpet.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 48e6d84f173e..945e512a112a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
 
 #include <asm/irqdomain.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
index 9b5403462936..832f634fdf47 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/amd_nb.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/trace/irq_vectors.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
index 6b9dc4d18ccc..2f5c3418b18b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/trace/irq_vectors.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/threshold.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/threshold.c
index fcf9ae9384f4..9beb092d68a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/threshold.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/threshold.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/irq_vectors.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 #include <asm/trace/irq_vectors.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
index 8f44c5a50ab8..6c044543545e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <asm/hyperv.h>
 #include <asm/mshyperv.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
 #include <asm/i8259.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
index 9f669fdd2010..7c6e9ffe4424 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/io_apic.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 #include <asm/hw_irq.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c
index 9ebd0b0e73d9..6b0678a541e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <asm/io_apic.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 
 int sysctl_panic_on_stackoverflow;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index 093f550f372d..05fe50e5f42c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/apicdef.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 2c2b55ab41e7..43c36d8a6ae2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/syscalls.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/mwait.h>
 #include <asm/fpu/internal.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index bd7be8efdc4c..3e4ff92597ff 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/syscalls.h>
 #include <asm/debugreg.h>
 #include <asm/switch_to.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index b3760b3c1ca0..bb1517106ec1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/proto.h>
 #include <asm/ia32.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/syscalls.h>
 #include <asm/debugreg.h>
 #include <asm/switch_to.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 0229ccbfcd66..352ddd560d19 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/nmi.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/realmode.h>
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/numa.h>
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c b/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c
index 9e42842e924a..766d4d3529a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <asm/uv/uv_hub.h>
 #include <asm/uv/uv_bau.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/tsc.h>
 #include <asm/irq_vectors.h>
 #include <asm/timer.h>
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c b/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
index 7a223074df3d..bfc5a142667b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #include <asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/mwait.h>
 #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/hardirq.h>
 
 #define MAX_TARGET_RATIO (50U)
diff --git a/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
index 9ad622ab05dc..adc19ce3cc66 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
-#include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/io_apic.h>
 #include <asm/i8259.h>
 #include <asm/xen/pci.h>