native_set_pgd(pgd, native_make_pgd(0));
 }
 
-extern void sync_global_pgds(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
-                            int removed);
+extern void sync_global_pgds(unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
 
 /*
  * Conversion functions: convert a page and protection to a page entry,
 
 __setup("noexec32=", nonx32_setup);
 
 /*
- * When memory was added/removed make sure all the processes MM have
+ * When memory was added make sure all the processes MM have
  * suitable PGD entries in the local PGD level page.
  */
-void sync_global_pgds(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, int removed)
+void sync_global_pgds(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
        unsigned long address;
 
                const pgd_t *pgd_ref = pgd_offset_k(address);
                struct page *page;
 
-               /*
-                * When it is called after memory hot remove, pgd_none()
-                * returns true. In this case (removed == 1), we must clear
-                * the PGD entries in the local PGD level page.
-                */
-               if (pgd_none(*pgd_ref) && !removed)
+               if (pgd_none(*pgd_ref))
                        continue;
 
                spin_lock(&pgd_lock);
                                BUG_ON(pgd_page_vaddr(*pgd)
                                       != pgd_page_vaddr(*pgd_ref));
 
-                       if (removed) {
-                               if (pgd_none(*pgd_ref) && !pgd_none(*pgd))
-                                       pgd_clear(pgd);
-                       } else {
-                               if (pgd_none(*pgd))
-                                       set_pgd(pgd, *pgd_ref);
-                       }
+                       if (pgd_none(*pgd))
+                               set_pgd(pgd, *pgd_ref);
 
                        spin_unlock(pgt_lock);
                }
        }
 
        if (pgd_changed)
-               sync_global_pgds(vaddr_start, vaddr_end - 1, 0);
+               sync_global_pgds(vaddr_start, vaddr_end - 1);
 
        __flush_tlb_all();
 
        } else
                err = vmemmap_populate_basepages(start, end, node);
        if (!err)
-               sync_global_pgds(start, end - 1, 0);
+               sync_global_pgds(start, end - 1);
        return err;
 }