diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/start.S b/arch/arc/lib/start.S
index 0d72fe71d42bbdf1f304150e2a1d27d2a07d7fc7..ac9944c4cf3219119fb235d988f7eff90870e357 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/start.S
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/start.S
@@ -10,26 +10,6 @@
 #include <asm/arcregs.h>
 
 ENTRY(_start)
-; ARCompact devices are not supposed to be SMP so master/slave check
-; makes no sense.
-#ifdef CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2
-	; Non-masters will be halted immediately, they might be kicked later
-	; by platform code right before passing control to the Linux kernel
-	; in bootm.c:boot_jump_linux().
-	lr 	r5, [identity]
-	lsr	r5, r5, 8
-	bmsk	r5, r5, 7
-	cmp	r5, 0
-	mov.nz	r0, r5
-	bz	.Lmaster_proceed
-	flag	1
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-
-.Lmaster_proceed:
-#endif
-
 	/* Setup interrupt vector base that matches "__text_start" */
 	sr	__ivt_start, [ARC_AUX_INTR_VEC_BASE]