diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
index 04042eacc852..54f70cae2f15 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
@@ -532,23 +532,6 @@ static inline void switch_fpu_finish(struct fpu *new_fpu, int cpu)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * Needs to be preemption-safe.
- *
- * NOTE! user_fpu_begin() must be used only immediately before restoring
- * the save state. It does not do any saving/restoring on its own. In
- * lazy FPU mode, it is just an optimization to avoid a #NM exception,
- * the task can lose the FPU right after preempt_enable().
- */
-static inline void user_fpu_begin(void)
-{
-	struct fpu *fpu = &current->thread.fpu;
-
-	preempt_disable();
-	fpregs_activate(fpu);
-	preempt_enable();
-}
-
 /*
  * MXCSR and XCR definitions:
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
index 97e27de2b7c0..739ca3ae2bdc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -335,10 +335,8 @@ void fpu__clear(struct fpu *fpu)
 	 * Make sure fpstate is cleared and initialized.
 	 */
 	fpu__initialize(fpu);
-	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FPU)) {
-		user_fpu_begin();
+	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FPU))
 		copy_init_fpstate_to_fpregs();
-	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c
index 34989d2a8893..155f4552413e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ static int __fpu__restore_sig(void __user *buf, void __user *buf_fx, int size)
 		 * For 64-bit frames and 32-bit fsave frames, restore the user
 		 * state to the registers directly (with exceptions handled).
 		 */
-		user_fpu_begin();
 		if (copy_user_to_fpregs_zeroing(buf_fx, xfeatures, fx_only)) {
 			fpu__clear(fpu);
 			return -1;