diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index e5fc0038c8f6..e955da397e0e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -37,13 +37,8 @@ enum cpuid_leafs
 	NR_CPUID_WORDS,
 };
 
-#define X86_CAP_FMT_NUM "%d:%d"
-#define x86_cap_flag_num(flag) ((flag) >> 5), ((flag) & 31)
-
 extern const char * const x86_cap_flags[NCAPINTS*32];
 extern const char * const x86_power_flags[32];
-#define X86_CAP_FMT "%s"
-#define x86_cap_flag(flag) x86_cap_flags[flag]
 
 /*
  * In order to save room, we index into this array by doing
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 0f32b6ffbf04..b5fdaa6fd4c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -667,8 +667,8 @@ static void filter_cpuid_features(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c, bool warn)
 		if (!warn)
 			continue;
 
-		pr_warn("CPU: CPU feature " X86_CAP_FMT " disabled, no CPUID level 0x%x\n",
-			x86_cap_flag(df->feature), df->level);
+		pr_warn("CPU: CPU feature %s disabled, no CPUID level 0x%x\n",
+			x86_cap_flags[df->feature], df->level);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1502,9 +1502,9 @@ static inline void parse_set_clear_cpuid(char *arg, bool set)
 
 				/* empty-string, i.e., ""-defined feature flags */
 				if (!x86_cap_flags[bit])
-					pr_cont(" " X86_CAP_FMT_NUM, x86_cap_flag_num(bit));
+					pr_cont(" %d:%d", bit >> 5, bit & 31);
 				else
-					pr_cont(" " X86_CAP_FMT, x86_cap_flag(bit));
+					pr_cont(" %s", x86_cap_flags[bit]);
 
 				if (set)
 					setup_force_cpu_cap(bit);
@@ -1523,9 +1523,9 @@ static inline void parse_set_clear_cpuid(char *arg, bool set)
 			const char *flag;
 
 			if (bit < 32 * NCAPINTS)
-				flag = x86_cap_flag(bit);
+				flag = x86_cap_flags[bit];
 			else
-				flag = x86_bug_flag(bit - (32 * NCAPINTS));
+				flag = x86_bug_flags[bit - (32 * NCAPINTS)];
 
 			if (!flag)
 				continue;