diff --git a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
index d89178c98f6e..108be1de74f2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
@@ -237,8 +237,6 @@ static int register_cpu_capacity_sysctl(void)
 subsys_initcall(register_cpu_capacity_sysctl);
 
 static int update_topology;
-bool topology_update_done;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(topology_update_done);
 
 int topology_update_cpu_topology(void)
 {
@@ -253,7 +251,6 @@ static void update_topology_flags_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	update_topology = 1;
 	rebuild_sched_domains();
-	topology_update_done = true;
 	trace_android_vh_update_topology_flags_workfn(NULL);
 	pr_debug("sched_domain hierarchy rebuilt, flags updated\n");
 	update_topology = 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/arch_topology.h b/include/linux/arch_topology.h
index 324889433b38..1249429a0873 100644
--- a/include/linux/arch_topology.h
+++ b/include/linux/arch_topology.h
@@ -97,6 +97,5 @@ void remove_cpu_topology(unsigned int cpuid);
 void reset_cpu_topology(void);
 int parse_acpi_topology(void);
 #endif
-extern bool topology_update_done;
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_ARCH_TOPOLOGY_H_ */