diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/eeh.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/eeh.h
index 85030c05e67e..dd6a4ac6c713 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/eeh.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/eeh.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ struct pci_dn;
 #define EEH_FORCE_DISABLED	0x02	/* EEH disabled			     */
 #define EEH_PROBE_MODE_DEV	0x04	/* From PCI device		     */
 #define EEH_PROBE_MODE_DEVTREE	0x08	/* From device tree		     */
-#define EEH_VALID_PE_ZERO	0x10	/* PE#0 is valid		     */
 #define EEH_ENABLE_IO_FOR_LOG	0x20	/* Enable IO for log		     */
 #define EEH_EARLY_DUMP_LOG	0x40	/* Dump log immediately		     */
 
@@ -280,8 +279,7 @@ int eeh_phb_pe_create(struct pci_controller *phb);
 int eeh_wait_state(struct eeh_pe *pe, int max_wait);
 struct eeh_pe *eeh_phb_pe_get(struct pci_controller *phb);
 struct eeh_pe *eeh_pe_next(struct eeh_pe *pe, struct eeh_pe *root);
-struct eeh_pe *eeh_pe_get(struct pci_controller *phb,
-			  int pe_no, int config_addr);
+struct eeh_pe *eeh_pe_get(struct pci_controller *phb, int pe_no);
 int eeh_pe_tree_insert(struct eeh_dev *edev, struct eeh_pe *new_pe_parent);
 int eeh_pe_tree_remove(struct eeh_dev *edev);
 void eeh_pe_update_time_stamp(struct eeh_pe *pe);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
index c9e25cfce8f0..87de8b798b2d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ static ssize_t eeh_force_recover_write(struct file *filp,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* Retrieve PE */
-	pe = eeh_pe_get(hose, pe_no, 0);
+	pe = eeh_pe_get(hose, pe_no);
 	if (!pe)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c
index d2aaaa73fdd5..61b7d4019051 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c
@@ -251,43 +251,21 @@ void eeh_pe_dev_traverse(struct eeh_pe *root,
 
 /**
  * __eeh_pe_get - Check the PE address
- * @data: EEH PE
- * @flag: EEH device
  *
  * For one particular PE, it can be identified by PE address
  * or tranditional BDF address. BDF address is composed of
  * Bus/Device/Function number. The extra data referred by flag
  * indicates which type of address should be used.
  */
-struct eeh_pe_get_flag {
-	int pe_no;
-	int config_addr;
-};
-
 static void *__eeh_pe_get(struct eeh_pe *pe, void *flag)
 {
-	struct eeh_pe_get_flag *tmp = (struct eeh_pe_get_flag *) flag;
+	int *target_pe = flag;
 
-	/* Unexpected PHB PE */
+	/* PHB PEs are special and should be ignored */
 	if (pe->type & EEH_PE_PHB)
 		return NULL;
 
-	/*
-	 * We prefer PE address. For most cases, we should
-	 * have non-zero PE address
-	 */
-	if (eeh_has_flag(EEH_VALID_PE_ZERO)) {
-		if (tmp->pe_no == pe->addr)
-			return pe;
-	} else {
-		if (tmp->pe_no &&
-		    (tmp->pe_no == pe->addr))
-			return pe;
-	}
-
-	/* Try BDF address */
-	if (tmp->config_addr &&
-	   (tmp->config_addr == pe->config_addr))
+	if (*target_pe == pe->addr)
 		return pe;
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -297,7 +275,6 @@ static void *__eeh_pe_get(struct eeh_pe *pe, void *flag)
  * eeh_pe_get - Search PE based on the given address
  * @phb: PCI controller
  * @pe_no: PE number
- * @config_addr: Config address
  *
  * Search the corresponding PE based on the specified address which
  * is included in the eeh device. The function is used to check if
@@ -306,16 +283,11 @@ static void *__eeh_pe_get(struct eeh_pe *pe, void *flag)
  * which is composed of PCI bus/device/function number, or unified
  * PE address.
  */
-struct eeh_pe *eeh_pe_get(struct pci_controller *phb,
-		int pe_no, int config_addr)
+struct eeh_pe *eeh_pe_get(struct pci_controller *phb, int pe_no)
 {
 	struct eeh_pe *root = eeh_phb_pe_get(phb);
-	struct eeh_pe_get_flag tmp = { pe_no, config_addr };
-	struct eeh_pe *pe;
 
-	pe = eeh_pe_traverse(root, __eeh_pe_get, &tmp);
-
-	return pe;
+	return eeh_pe_traverse(root, __eeh_pe_get, &pe_no);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -336,19 +308,13 @@ int eeh_pe_tree_insert(struct eeh_dev *edev, struct eeh_pe *new_pe_parent)
 	struct pci_controller *hose = edev->controller;
 	struct eeh_pe *pe, *parent;
 
-	/* Check if the PE number is valid */
-	if (!eeh_has_flag(EEH_VALID_PE_ZERO) && !edev->pe_config_addr) {
-		eeh_edev_err(edev, "PE#0 is invalid for this PHB!\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Search the PE has been existing or not according
 	 * to the PE address. If that has been existing, the
 	 * PE should be composed of PCI bus and its subordinate
 	 * components.
 	 */
-	pe = eeh_pe_get(hose, edev->pe_config_addr, edev->bdfn);
+	pe = eeh_pe_get(hose, edev->pe_config_addr);
 	if (pe) {
 		if (pe->type & EEH_PE_INVALID) {
 			list_add_tail(&edev->entry, &pe->edevs);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/eeh-powernv.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/eeh-powernv.c
index b97ec796dd41..89e22c460ebf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/eeh-powernv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/eeh-powernv.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static ssize_t pnv_eeh_ei_write(struct file *filp,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Retrieve PE */
-	pe = eeh_pe_get(hose, pe_no, 0);
+	pe = eeh_pe_get(hose, pe_no);
 	if (!pe)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static struct eeh_pe *pnv_eeh_get_upstream_pe(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (parent) {
 		struct pnv_ioda_pe *ioda_pe = pnv_ioda_get_pe(parent);
 
-		return eeh_pe_get(phb->hose, ioda_pe->pe_number, 0);
+		return eeh_pe_get(phb->hose, ioda_pe->pe_number);
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ static int pnv_eeh_get_pe(struct pci_controller *hose,
 	}
 
 	/* Find the PE according to PE# */
-	dev_pe = eeh_pe_get(hose, pe_no, 0);
+	dev_pe = eeh_pe_get(hose, pe_no);
 	if (!dev_pe)
 		return -EEXIST;
 
@@ -1693,16 +1693,6 @@ static int __init eeh_powernv_init(void)
 		if (phb->diag_data_size > max_diag_size)
 			max_diag_size = phb->diag_data_size;
 
-		/*
-		 * PE#0 should be regarded as valid by EEH core
-		 * if it's not the reserved one. Currently, we
-		 * have the reserved PE#255 and PE#127 for PHB3
-		 * and P7IOC separately. So we should regard
-		 * PE#0 as valid for PHB3 and P7IOC.
-		 */
-		if (phb->ioda.reserved_pe_idx != 0)
-			eeh_add_flag(EEH_VALID_PE_ZERO);
-
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_pseries.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_pseries.c
index f8b546135bba..d8fd5f7b2143 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_pseries.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_pseries.c
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pseries_eeh_init_edev_recursive);
 static int pseries_eeh_set_option(struct eeh_pe *pe, int option)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	int config_addr;
 
 	/*
 	 * When we're enabling or disabling EEH functioality on
@@ -522,9 +521,6 @@ static int pseries_eeh_set_option(struct eeh_pe *pe, int option)
 	case EEH_OPT_ENABLE:
 	case EEH_OPT_THAW_MMIO:
 	case EEH_OPT_THAW_DMA:
-		config_addr = pe->config_addr;
-		if (pe->addr)
-			config_addr = pe->addr;
 		break;
 	case EEH_OPT_FREEZE_PE:
 		/* Not support */
@@ -535,7 +531,7 @@ static int pseries_eeh_set_option(struct eeh_pe *pe, int option)
 	}
 
 	ret = rtas_call(ibm_set_eeh_option, 4, 1, NULL,
-			config_addr, BUID_HI(pe->phb->buid),
+			pe->addr, BUID_HI(pe->phb->buid),
 			BUID_LO(pe->phb->buid), option);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -556,25 +552,19 @@ static int pseries_eeh_set_option(struct eeh_pe *pe, int option)
  */
 static int pseries_eeh_get_state(struct eeh_pe *pe, int *delay)
 {
-	int config_addr;
 	int ret;
 	int rets[4];
 	int result;
 
-	/* Figure out PE config address if possible */
-	config_addr = pe->config_addr;
-	if (pe->addr)
-		config_addr = pe->addr;
-
 	if (ibm_read_slot_reset_state2 != RTAS_UNKNOWN_SERVICE) {
 		ret = rtas_call(ibm_read_slot_reset_state2, 3, 4, rets,
-				config_addr, BUID_HI(pe->phb->buid),
+				pe->addr, BUID_HI(pe->phb->buid),
 				BUID_LO(pe->phb->buid));
 	} else if (ibm_read_slot_reset_state != RTAS_UNKNOWN_SERVICE) {
 		/* Fake PE unavailable info */
 		rets[2] = 0;
 		ret = rtas_call(ibm_read_slot_reset_state, 3, 3, rets,
-				config_addr, BUID_HI(pe->phb->buid),
+				pe->addr, BUID_HI(pe->phb->buid),
 				BUID_LO(pe->phb->buid));
 	} else {
 		return EEH_STATE_NOT_SUPPORT;
@@ -628,14 +618,7 @@ static int pseries_eeh_get_state(struct eeh_pe *pe, int *delay)
  */
 static int pseries_eeh_reset(struct eeh_pe *pe, int option)
 {
-	int config_addr;
-
-	/* Figure out PE address */
-	config_addr = pe->config_addr;
-	if (pe->addr)
-		config_addr = pe->addr;
-
-	return pseries_eeh_phb_reset(pe->phb, config_addr, option);
+	return pseries_eeh_phb_reset(pe->phb, pe->addr, option);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -651,19 +634,13 @@ static int pseries_eeh_reset(struct eeh_pe *pe, int option)
  */
 static int pseries_eeh_get_log(struct eeh_pe *pe, int severity, char *drv_log, unsigned long len)
 {
-	int config_addr;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&slot_errbuf_lock, flags);
 	memset(slot_errbuf, 0, eeh_error_buf_size);
 
-	/* Figure out the PE address */
-	config_addr = pe->config_addr;
-	if (pe->addr)
-		config_addr = pe->addr;
-
-	ret = rtas_call(ibm_slot_error_detail, 8, 1, NULL, config_addr,
+	ret = rtas_call(ibm_slot_error_detail, 8, 1, NULL, pe->addr,
 			BUID_HI(pe->phb->buid), BUID_LO(pe->phb->buid),
 			virt_to_phys(drv_log), len,
 			virt_to_phys(slot_errbuf), eeh_error_buf_size,
@@ -682,14 +659,7 @@ static int pseries_eeh_get_log(struct eeh_pe *pe, int severity, char *drv_log, u
  */
 static int pseries_eeh_configure_bridge(struct eeh_pe *pe)
 {
-	int config_addr;
-
-	/* Figure out the PE address */
-	config_addr = pe->config_addr;
-	if (pe->addr)
-		config_addr = pe->addr;
-
-	return pseries_eeh_phb_configure_bridge(pe->phb, config_addr);
+	return pseries_eeh_phb_configure_bridge(pe->phb, pe->addr);
 }
 
 /**