diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
index 752802bf966b..3224f3862dc8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
@@ -290,8 +290,7 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(mce_banks_t, mce_poll_banks);
 enum mcp_flags {
 	MCP_TIMESTAMP	= BIT(0),	/* log time stamp */
 	MCP_UC		= BIT(1),	/* log uncorrected errors */
-	MCP_DONTLOG	= BIT(2),	/* only clear, don't log */
-	MCP_QUEUE_LOG	= BIT(3),	/* only queue to genpool */
+	MCP_QUEUE_LOG	= BIT(2),	/* only queue to genpool */
 };
 
 void machine_check_poll(enum mcp_flags flags, mce_banks_t *b);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
index 4da4eab56c81..311876e3f3f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
@@ -807,9 +807,6 @@ void machine_check_poll(enum mcp_flags flags, mce_banks_t *b)
 		continue;
 
 log_it:
-		if (flags & MCP_DONTLOG)
-			goto clear_it;
-
 		mce_read_aux(&err, i);
 		m->severity = mce_severity(m, NULL, NULL, false);
 		/*
@@ -1812,7 +1809,7 @@ static void __mcheck_cpu_mce_banks_init(void)
 		/*
 		 * Init them all, __mcheck_cpu_apply_quirks() is going to apply
 		 * the required vendor quirks before
-		 * __mcheck_cpu_init_clear_banks() does the final bank setup.
+		 * __mcheck_cpu_init_prepare_banks() does the final bank setup.
 		 */
 		b->ctl = -1ULL;
 		b->init = true;
@@ -1851,21 +1848,8 @@ static void __mcheck_cpu_cap_init(void)
 
 static void __mcheck_cpu_init_generic(void)
 {
-	enum mcp_flags m_fl = 0;
-	mce_banks_t all_banks;
 	u64 cap;
 
-	if (!mca_cfg.bootlog)
-		m_fl = MCP_DONTLOG;
-
-	/*
-	 * Log the machine checks left over from the previous reset. Log them
-	 * only, do not start processing them. That will happen in mcheck_late_init()
-	 * when all consumers have been registered on the notifier chain.
-	 */
-	bitmap_fill(all_banks, MAX_NR_BANKS);
-	machine_check_poll(MCP_UC | MCP_QUEUE_LOG | m_fl, &all_banks);
-
 	cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_MCE);
 
 	rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP, cap);
@@ -1873,43 +1857,33 @@ static void __mcheck_cpu_init_generic(void)
 		wrmsr(MSR_IA32_MCG_CTL, 0xffffffff, 0xffffffff);
 }
 
-static void __mcheck_cpu_init_clear_banks(void)
-{
-	struct mce_bank *mce_banks = this_cpu_ptr(mce_banks_array);
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < this_cpu_read(mce_num_banks); i++) {
-		struct mce_bank *b = &mce_banks[i];
-
-		if (!b->init)
-			continue;
-		wrmsrq(mca_msr_reg(i, MCA_CTL), b->ctl);
-		wrmsrq(mca_msr_reg(i, MCA_STATUS), 0);
-	}
-}
-
-/*
- * Do a final check to see if there are any unused/RAZ banks.
- *
- * This must be done after the banks have been initialized and any quirks have
- * been applied.
- *
- * Do not call this from any user-initiated flows, e.g. CPU hotplug or sysfs.
- * Otherwise, a user who disables a bank will not be able to re-enable it
- * without a system reboot.
- */
-static void __mcheck_cpu_check_banks(void)
+static void __mcheck_cpu_init_prepare_banks(void)
 {
 	struct mce_bank *mce_banks = this_cpu_ptr(mce_banks_array);
 	u64 msrval;
 	int i;
 
+	/*
+	 * Log the machine checks left over from the previous reset. Log them
+	 * only, do not start processing them. That will happen in mcheck_late_init()
+	 * when all consumers have been registered on the notifier chain.
+	 */
+	if (mca_cfg.bootlog) {
+		mce_banks_t all_banks;
+
+		bitmap_fill(all_banks, MAX_NR_BANKS);
+		machine_check_poll(MCP_UC | MCP_QUEUE_LOG, &all_banks);
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < this_cpu_read(mce_num_banks); i++) {
 		struct mce_bank *b = &mce_banks[i];
 
 		if (!b->init)
 			continue;
 
+		wrmsrq(mca_msr_reg(i, MCA_CTL), b->ctl);
+		wrmsrq(mca_msr_reg(i, MCA_STATUS), 0);
+
 		rdmsrq(mca_msr_reg(i, MCA_CTL), msrval);
 		b->init = !!msrval;
 	}
@@ -2314,8 +2288,7 @@ void mcheck_cpu_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	__mcheck_cpu_init_early(c);
 	__mcheck_cpu_init_generic();
 	__mcheck_cpu_init_vendor(c);
-	__mcheck_cpu_init_clear_banks();
-	__mcheck_cpu_check_banks();
+	__mcheck_cpu_init_prepare_banks();
 	__mcheck_cpu_setup_timer();
 }
 
@@ -2483,7 +2456,7 @@ static void mce_syscore_resume(void)
 {
 	__mcheck_cpu_init_generic();
 	__mcheck_cpu_init_vendor(raw_cpu_ptr(&cpu_info));
-	__mcheck_cpu_init_clear_banks();
+	__mcheck_cpu_init_prepare_banks();
 }
 
 static struct syscore_ops mce_syscore_ops = {
@@ -2501,7 +2474,7 @@ static void mce_cpu_restart(void *data)
 	if (!mce_available(raw_cpu_ptr(&cpu_info)))
 		return;
 	__mcheck_cpu_init_generic();
-	__mcheck_cpu_init_clear_banks();
+	__mcheck_cpu_init_prepare_banks();
 	__mcheck_cpu_init_timer();
 }