diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/tlbflush.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/tlbflush.h
index 1950c1b825b40..fd642b729775a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/tlbflush.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/tlbflush.h
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@ static inline void flush_tlb_fix_spurious_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	 */
 }
 
-static inline bool __pte_protnone(unsigned long pte)
-{
-	return (pte & (pgprot_val(PAGE_NONE) | _PAGE_RWX)) == pgprot_val(PAGE_NONE);
-}
-
 static inline bool __pte_flags_need_flush(unsigned long oldval,
 					  unsigned long newval)
 {
@@ -179,8 +174,8 @@ static inline bool __pte_flags_need_flush(unsigned long oldval,
 	/*
 	 * We do not expect kernel mappings or non-PTEs or not-present PTEs.
 	 */
-	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!__pte_protnone(oldval) && oldval & _PAGE_PRIVILEGED);
-	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!__pte_protnone(newval) && newval & _PAGE_PRIVILEGED);
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(oldval & _PAGE_PRIVILEGED);
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(newval & _PAGE_PRIVILEGED);
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!(oldval & _PAGE_PTE));
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!(newval & _PAGE_PTE));
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!(oldval & _PAGE_PRESENT));