diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.S
index fa84744d6b24..7e27b44c1d89 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.S
@@ -504,10 +504,6 @@ DataLoadTLBMiss:
 	lwz	r0,0(r2)		/* get linux-style pte */
 	andc.	r1,r1,r0		/* check access & ~permission */
 	bne-	DataAddressInvalid	/* return if access not permitted */
-	/*
-	 * NOTE! We are assuming this is not an SMP system, otherwise
-	 * we would need to update the pte atomically with lwarx/stwcx.
-	 */
 	/* Convert linux-style PTE to low word of PPC-style PTE */
 	rlwinm	r1,r0,32-9,30,30	/* _PAGE_RW -> PP msb */
 	rlwimi	r0,r0,32-1,30,30	/* _PAGE_USER -> PP msb */
@@ -586,10 +582,6 @@ DataStoreTLBMiss:
 	lwz	r0,0(r2)		/* get linux-style pte */
 	andc.	r1,r1,r0		/* check access & ~permission */
 	bne-	DataAddressInvalid	/* return if access not permitted */
-	/*
-	 * NOTE! We are assuming this is not an SMP system, otherwise
-	 * we would need to update the pte atomically with lwarx/stwcx.
-	 */
 	/* Convert linux-style PTE to low word of PPC-style PTE */
 	rlwimi	r0,r0,32-2,31,31	/* _PAGE_USER -> PP lsb */
 	li	r1,0xe06		/* clear out reserved bits & PP msb */