diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
index ad98dd1d..c31c633 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ void native_smp_send_reschedule(int cpu);
 void native_send_call_func_ipi(const struct cpumask *mask);
 void native_send_call_func_single_ipi(int cpu);
 
-bool smp_park_other_cpus_in_init(void);
 void smp_store_cpu_info(int id);
 
 asmlinkage __visible void smp_reboot_interrupt(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
index 6eb06d0..96a771f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static int smp_stop_nmi_callback(unsigned int val, struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 /*
- * Disable virtualization, APIC etc. and park the CPU in a HLT loop
+ * this function calls the 'stop' function on all other CPUs in the system.
  */
 DEFINE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(sysvec_reboot)
 {
@@ -172,17 +172,13 @@ static void native_stop_other_cpus(int wait)
 	 * 2) Wait for all other CPUs to report that they reached the
 	 *    HLT loop in stop_this_cpu()
 	 *
-	 * 3) If the system uses INIT/STARTUP for CPU bringup, then
-	 *    send all present CPUs an INIT vector, which brings them
-	 *    completely out of the way.
+	 * 3) If #2 timed out send an NMI to the CPUs which did not
+	 *    yet report
 	 *
-	 * 4) If #3 is not possible and #2 timed out send an NMI to the
-	 *    CPUs which did not yet report
-	 *
-	 * 5) Wait for all other CPUs to report that they reached the
+	 * 4) Wait for all other CPUs to report that they reached the
 	 *    HLT loop in stop_this_cpu()
 	 *
-	 * #4 can obviously race against a CPU reaching the HLT loop late.
+	 * #3 can obviously race against a CPU reaching the HLT loop late.
 	 * That CPU will have reported already and the "have all CPUs
 	 * reached HLT" condition will be true despite the fact that the
 	 * other CPU is still handling the NMI. Again, there is no
@@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ static void native_stop_other_cpus(int wait)
 		/*
 		 * Don't wait longer than a second for IPI completion. The
 		 * wait request is not checked here because that would
-		 * prevent an NMI/INIT shutdown in case that not all
+		 * prevent an NMI shutdown attempt in case that not all
 		 * CPUs reach shutdown state.
 		 */
 		timeout = USEC_PER_SEC;
@@ -206,27 +202,7 @@ static void native_stop_other_cpus(int wait)
 			udelay(1);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Park all other CPUs in INIT including "offline" CPUs, if
-	 * possible. That's a safe place where they can't resume execution
-	 * of HLT and then execute the HLT loop from overwritten text or
-	 * page tables.
-	 *
-	 * The only downside is a broadcast MCE, but up to the point where
-	 * the kexec() kernel brought all APs online again an MCE will just
-	 * make HLT resume and handle the MCE. The machine crashes and burns
-	 * due to overwritten text, page tables and data. So there is a
-	 * choice between fire and frying pan. The result is pretty much
-	 * the same. Chose frying pan until x86 provides a sane mechanism
-	 * to park a CPU.
-	 */
-	if (smp_park_other_cpus_in_init())
-		goto done;
-
-	/*
-	 * If park with INIT was not possible and the REBOOT_VECTOR didn't
-	 * take all secondary CPUs offline, try with the NMI.
-	 */
+	/* if the REBOOT_VECTOR didn't work, try with the NMI */
 	if (!cpumask_empty(&cpus_stop_mask)) {
 		/*
 		 * If NMI IPI is enabled, try to register the stop handler
@@ -249,7 +225,6 @@ static void native_stop_other_cpus(int wait)
 			udelay(1);
 	}
 
-done:
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	disable_local_APIC();
 	mcheck_cpu_clear(this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_info));
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 48e0406..2a187c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1240,33 +1240,6 @@ void arch_thaw_secondary_cpus_end(void)
 	cache_aps_init();
 }
 
-bool smp_park_other_cpus_in_init(void)
-{
-	unsigned int cpu, this_cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	unsigned int apicid;
-
-	if (apic->wakeup_secondary_cpu_64 || apic->wakeup_secondary_cpu)
-		return false;
-
-	/*
-	 * If this is a crash stop which does not execute on the boot CPU,
-	 * then this cannot use the INIT mechanism because INIT to the boot
-	 * CPU will reset the machine.
-	 */
-	if (this_cpu)
-		return false;
-
-	for_each_cpu_and(cpu, &cpus_booted_once_mask, cpu_present_mask) {
-		if (cpu == this_cpu)
-			continue;
-		apicid = apic->cpu_present_to_apicid(cpu);
-		if (apicid == BAD_APICID)
-			continue;
-		send_init_sequence(apicid);
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
 /*
  * Early setup to make printk work.
  */