diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irq.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irq.h
index e1983d577688..6f4a3efb59a9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irq.h
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ struct irq_host_ops {
 	/* Dispose of such a mapping */
 	void (*unmap)(struct irq_host *h, unsigned int virq);
 
-	/* Update of such a mapping  */
-	void (*remap)(struct irq_host *h, unsigned int virq, irq_hw_number_t hw);
-
 	/* Translate device-tree interrupt specifier from raw format coming
 	 * from the firmware to a irq_hw_number_t (interrupt line number) and
 	 * type (sense) that can be passed to set_irq_type(). In the absence
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index 4a5aa8ca97a5..0715a09a4101 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -732,8 +732,6 @@ unsigned int irq_create_mapping(struct irq_host *host,
 	 */
 	virq = irq_find_mapping(host, hwirq);
 	if (virq != NO_IRQ) {
-		if (host->ops->remap)
-			host->ops->remap(host, virq, hwirq);
 		pr_debug("irq: -> existing mapping on virq %d\n", virq);
 		return virq;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/beat_interrupt.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/beat_interrupt.c
index d46f7e47a1dc..55015e1f6939 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/beat_interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/beat_interrupt.c
@@ -147,16 +147,6 @@ static int beatic_pic_host_map(struct irq_host *h, unsigned int virq,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Update binding hardware IRQ number (hw) and Virtuql
- * IRQ number (virq). This is called only once for a given mapping.
- */
-static void beatic_pic_host_remap(struct irq_host *h, unsigned int virq,
-			       irq_hw_number_t hw)
-{
-	beat_construct_and_connect_irq_plug(virq, hw);
-}
-
 /*
  * Translate device-tree interrupt spec to irq_hw_number_t style (ulong),
  * to pass away to irq_create_mapping().
@@ -184,7 +174,6 @@ static int beatic_pic_host_match(struct irq_host *h, struct device_node *np)
 
 static struct irq_host_ops beatic_pic_host_ops = {
 	.map = beatic_pic_host_map,
-	.remap = beatic_pic_host_remap,
 	.unmap = beatic_pic_host_unmap,
 	.xlate = beatic_pic_host_xlate,
 	.match = beatic_pic_host_match,