diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index 296d294142c8..697432f63c59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <linux/mmiotrace.h>		/* kmmio_handler, ...		*/
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>		/* perf_sw_event		*/
 #include <linux/hugetlb.h>		/* hstate_index_to_shift	*/
-#include <linux/prefetch.h>		/* prefetchw			*/
 #include <linux/context_tracking.h>	/* exception_enter(), ...	*/
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>		/* faulthandler_disabled()	*/
 #include <linux/efi.h>			/* efi_crash_gracefully_on_page_fault()*/
@@ -1496,8 +1495,6 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_RAW_ERRORCODE(exc_page_fault)
 
 	address = cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_FRED) ? fred_event_data(regs) : read_cr2();
 
-	prefetchw(&current->mm->mmap_lock);
-
 	/*
 	 * KVM uses #PF vector to deliver 'page not present' events to guests
 	 * (asynchronous page fault mechanism). The event happens when a