diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index 28f8496abcb9..d294b57a4016 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -603,12 +603,6 @@ void sparse_init(void);
 #define sparse_index_init(_sec, _nid)  do {} while (0)
 #endif /* CONFIG_SPARSEMEM */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NODES_SPAN_OTHER_NODES
-#define early_pfn_in_nid(pfn, nid)	(early_pfn_to_nid(pfn) == (nid))
-#else
-#define early_pfn_in_nid(pfn, nid)	(1)
-#endif
-
 #ifndef early_pfn_valid
 #define early_pfn_valid(pfn)	(1)
 #endif
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 1e49dc7cd619..07825c637a58 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1708,8 +1708,6 @@ void __devinit memmap_init_zone(unsigned long size, int nid, unsigned long zone,
 	for (pfn = start_pfn; pfn < end_pfn; pfn++, page++) {
 		if (!early_pfn_valid(pfn))
 			continue;
-		if (!early_pfn_in_nid(pfn, nid))
-			continue;
 		page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
 		set_page_links(page, zone, nid, pfn);
 		set_page_count(page, 1);