diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 65948b8290d5..5073e08e18fa 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f84dbb912f344270f31d5cce974f12908a47798d
+refs/heads/master: 8d00a6c8f6b08e7167bc03bf955cdc7e47c5132e
diff --git a/trunk/include/linux/irq.h b/trunk/include/linux/irq.h
index 8ccb462ea42c..f3047df2d23c 100644
--- a/trunk/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/trunk/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -197,10 +197,6 @@ extern int setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irqaction *new);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 
-#ifndef handle_dynamic_tick
-# define handle_dynamic_tick(a)		do { } while (0)
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ) || defined(CONFIG_IRQBALANCE)
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/irq/handle.c b/trunk/kernel/irq/handle.c
index 5fa6198e9139..f4c8a03a9fbb 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/irq/handle.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/irq/handle.c
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ irqreturn_t handle_IRQ_event(unsigned int irq, struct irqaction *action)
 	irqreturn_t ret, retval = IRQ_NONE;
 	unsigned int status = 0;
 
-	handle_dynamic_tick(action);
-
 	if (!(action->flags & IRQF_DISABLED))
 		local_irq_enable_in_hardirq();