diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/sclp.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/sclp.h
index c563f8368b19..90f34c7e2752 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/sclp.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/sclp.h
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ int sclp_early_get_core_info(struct sclp_core_info *info);
 void sclp_early_get_ipl_info(struct sclp_ipl_info *info);
 void sclp_early_detect(void);
 void sclp_early_printk(const char *s);
-void sclp_early_printk_force(const char *s);
-void __sclp_early_printk(const char *s, unsigned int len, unsigned int force);
+void __sclp_early_printk(const char *s, unsigned int len);
 
 int sclp_early_get_memsize(unsigned long *mem);
 int sclp_early_get_hsa_size(unsigned long *hsa_size);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/early_printk.c b/arch/s390/kernel/early_printk.c
index 6f24d83bc5dc..d9d53f44008a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/early_printk.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/early_printk.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 static void sclp_early_write(struct console *con, const char *s, unsigned int len)
 {
-	__sclp_early_printk(s, len, 0);
+	__sclp_early_printk(s, len);
 }
 
 static struct console sclp_early_console = {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_early_core.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_early_core.c
index 958621326ece..a960afa974bf 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_early_core.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_early_core.c
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ static int sclp_early_setup(int disable, int *have_linemode, int *have_vt220)
  * Output one or more lines of text on the SCLP console (VT220 and /
  * or line-mode).
  */
-void __sclp_early_printk(const char *str, unsigned int len, unsigned int force)
+void __sclp_early_printk(const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
 	int have_linemode, have_vt220;
 
-	if (!force && sclp_init_state != sclp_init_state_uninitialized)
+	if (sclp_init_state != sclp_init_state_uninitialized)
 		return;
 	if (sclp_early_setup(0, &have_linemode, &have_vt220) != 0)
 		return;
@@ -231,12 +231,7 @@ void __sclp_early_printk(const char *str, unsigned int len, unsigned int force)
 
 void sclp_early_printk(const char *str)
 {
-	__sclp_early_printk(str, strlen(str), 0);
-}
-
-void sclp_early_printk_force(const char *str)
-{
-	__sclp_early_printk(str, strlen(str), 1);
+	__sclp_early_printk(str, strlen(str));
 }
 
 int __init sclp_early_read_info(void)