diff --git a/mm/mm_init.c b/mm/mm_init.c
index 10eda88bf476..acba6b30b535 100644
--- a/mm/mm_init.c
+++ b/mm/mm_init.c
@@ -1713,7 +1713,6 @@ static void __init free_area_init_node(int nid)
 
 	pgdat->node_id = nid;
 	pgdat->node_start_pfn = start_pfn;
-	pgdat->per_cpu_nodestats = NULL;
 
 	if (start_pfn != end_pfn) {
 		pr_info("Initmem setup node %d [mem %#018Lx-%#018Lx]\n", nid,