diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index 7e0ea3fe95ca..fb3bf696c05e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -1420,7 +1420,6 @@ static inline unsigned long next_present_section_nr(unsigned long section_nr)
 #define pfn_to_nid(pfn)		(0)
 #endif
 
-#define early_pfn_valid(pfn)	pfn_valid(pfn)
 void sparse_init(void);
 #else
 #define sparse_init()	do {} while (0)
@@ -1440,10 +1439,6 @@ struct mminit_pfnnid_cache {
 	int last_nid;
 };
 
-#ifndef early_pfn_valid
-#define early_pfn_valid(pfn)	(1)
-#endif
-
 /*
  * If it is possible to have holes within a MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES, then we
  * need to check pfn validity within that MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES block.