diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h
index 1a6c1ce17735..47d46712928a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h
@@ -11,64 +11,6 @@
  */
 #include <asm/hw_irq.h>
 
-#else
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-#ifdef CONFIG_IRQSOFF_TRACER
-/*
- * Since the ftrace irqsoff latency trace checks CALLER_ADDR1,
- * which is the stack frame here, we need to force a stack frame
- * in case we came from user space.
- */
-#define TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(func)		\
-	mflr	r0;				\
-	stdu	r1, -STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r1);	\
-	std	r0, 16(r1);			\
-	stdu	r1, -STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r1);	\
-	bl func;				\
-	ld	r1, 0(r1);			\
-	ld	r1, 0(r1);
-#else
-#define TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(func)		\
-	bl func;
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are calls to C code, so the caller must be prepared for volatiles to
- * be clobbered.
- */
-#define TRACE_ENABLE_INTS	TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(trace_hardirqs_on)
-#define TRACE_DISABLE_INTS	TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(trace_hardirqs_off)
-
-/*
- * This is used by assembly code to soft-disable interrupts first and
- * reconcile irq state.
- *
- * NB: This may call C code, so the caller must be prepared for volatiles to
- * be clobbered.
- */
-#define RECONCILE_IRQ_STATE(__rA, __rB)		\
-	lbz	__rA,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13);	\
-	lbz	__rB,PACAIRQHAPPENED(r13);	\
-	andi.	__rA,__rA,IRQS_DISABLED;	\
-	li	__rA,IRQS_DISABLED;		\
-	ori	__rB,__rB,PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS;	\
-	stb	__rB,PACAIRQHAPPENED(r13);	\
-	bne	44f;				\
-	stb	__rA,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13);	\
-	TRACE_DISABLE_INTS;			\
-44:
-
-#else
-#define TRACE_ENABLE_INTS
-#define TRACE_DISABLE_INTS
-
-#define RECONCILE_IRQ_STATE(__rA, __rB)		\
-	lbz	__rA,PACAIRQHAPPENED(r13);	\
-	li	__rB,IRQS_DISABLED;		\
-	ori	__rA,__rA,PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS;	\
-	stb	__rB,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13);	\
-	stb	__rA,PACAIRQHAPPENED(r13)
-#endif
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
index 8aacd76bb702..749c5cadc883 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -996,28 +996,6 @@ static inline void kvmppc_set_sr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int nr, u32 val)
 	       vcpu->arch.shared->sr[nr] = cpu_to_le32(val);
 }
 
-/*
- * Please call after prepare_to_enter. This function puts the lazy ee and irq
- * disabled tracking state back to normal mode, without actually enabling
- * interrupts.
- */
-static inline void kvmppc_fix_ee_before_entry(void)
-{
-	trace_hardirqs_on();
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
-	/*
-	 * To avoid races, the caller must have gone directly from having
-	 * interrupts fully-enabled to hard-disabled.
-	 */
-	WARN_ON(local_paca->irq_happened != PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS);
-
-	/* Only need to enable IRQs by hard enabling them after this */
-	local_paca->irq_happened = 0;
-	irq_soft_mask_set(IRQS_ENABLED);
-#endif
-}
-
 static inline ulong kvmppc_get_ea_indexed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int ra, int rb)
 {
 	ulong ea;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
index 913944dc3620..40f1f4e207bc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,8 @@ int kvmppc_handle_exit_pr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int exit_nr)
 	int r = RESUME_HOST;
 	int s;
 
+	trace_hardirqs_on();
+
 	vcpu->stat.sum_exits++;
 
 	run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_UNKNOWN;
@@ -1460,7 +1462,7 @@ int kvmppc_handle_exit_pr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int exit_nr)
 			r = s;
 		else {
 			/* interrupts now hard-disabled */
-			kvmppc_fix_ee_before_entry();
+			trace_hardirqs_off();
 		}
 
 		kvmppc_handle_lost_ext(vcpu);
@@ -1855,10 +1857,12 @@ static int kvmppc_vcpu_run_pr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (kvmppc_get_msr(vcpu) & MSR_FP)
 		kvmppc_handle_ext(vcpu, BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_FP_UNAVAIL, MSR_FP);
 
-	kvmppc_fix_ee_before_entry();
+	trace_hardirqs_on();
 
 	ret = __kvmppc_vcpu_run(vcpu);
 
+	trace_hardirqs_off();
+
 	kvmppc_clear_debug(vcpu);
 
 	/* No need for guest_exit. It's done in handle_exit.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index 7d5fe43f85c4..bcccebee6c3c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -776,10 +776,13 @@ int kvmppc_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	current->thread.debug = vcpu->arch.dbg_reg;
 
 	vcpu->arch.pgdir = vcpu->kvm->mm->pgd;
-	kvmppc_fix_ee_before_entry();
+
+	trace_hardirqs_on();
 
 	ret = __kvmppc_vcpu_run(vcpu);
 
+	trace_hardirqs_off();
+
 	/* No need for guest_exit. It's done in handle_exit.
 	   We also get here with interrupts enabled. */
 
@@ -991,6 +994,8 @@ int kvmppc_handle_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int exit_nr)
 	u32 last_inst = KVM_INST_FETCH_FAILED;
 	enum emulation_result emulated = EMULATE_DONE;
 
+	trace_hardirqs_on();
+
 	/* update before a new last_exit_type is rewritten */
 	kvmppc_update_timing_stats(vcpu);
 
@@ -1357,7 +1362,7 @@ int kvmppc_handle_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int exit_nr)
 			r = (s << 2) | RESUME_HOST | (r & RESUME_FLAG_NV);
 		else {
 			/* interrupts now hard-disabled */
-			kvmppc_fix_ee_before_entry();
+			trace_hardirqs_off();
 			kvmppc_load_guest_fp(vcpu);
 			kvmppc_load_guest_altivec(vcpu);
 		}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S
index 8262c14fc9e6..b5fe6fb53c66 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/bookehv_interrupts.S
@@ -424,15 +424,6 @@ _GLOBAL(kvmppc_resume_host)
 	mtspr	SPRN_EPCR, r3
 	isync
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	/*
-	 * We enter with interrupts disabled in hardware, but
-	 * we need to call RECONCILE_IRQ_STATE to ensure
-	 * that the software state is kept in sync.
-	 */
-	RECONCILE_IRQ_STATE(r3,r5)
-#endif
-
 	/* Switch to kernel stack and jump to handler. */
 	mr	r3, r4
 	mr	r5, r14 /* intno */
