diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
index ae49ed4417d0..3235ba1e5b06 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static inline int topology_max_smt_threads(void)
 int topology_update_package_map(unsigned int apicid, unsigned int cpu);
 int topology_update_die_map(unsigned int dieid, unsigned int cpu);
 int topology_phys_to_logical_pkg(unsigned int pkg);
-bool topology_smt_supported(void);
 
 extern struct cpumask __cpu_primary_thread_mask;
 #define cpu_primary_thread_mask ((const struct cpumask *)&__cpu_primary_thread_mask)
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ static inline int topology_phys_to_logical_pkg(unsigned int pkg) { return 0; }
 static inline int topology_max_die_per_package(void) { return 1; }
 static inline int topology_max_smt_threads(void) { return 1; }
 static inline bool topology_is_primary_thread(unsigned int cpu) { return true; }
-static inline bool topology_smt_supported(void) { return false; }
 #endif /* !CONFIG_SMP */
 
 static inline void arch_fix_phys_package_id(int num, u32 slot)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index e1aa2cd7734b..d4e897b820c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -326,14 +326,6 @@ static void notrace start_secondary(void *unused)
 	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE);
 }
 
-/**
- * topology_smt_supported - Check whether SMT is supported by the CPUs
- */
-bool topology_smt_supported(void)
-{
-	return smp_num_siblings > 1;
-}
-
 /**
  * topology_phys_to_logical_pkg - Map a physical package id to a logical
  * @phys_pkg:	The physical package id to map
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index d7dd535cb5b5..70add058e77b 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ void __init cpu_smt_set_num_threads(unsigned int num_threads,
 {
 	WARN_ON(!num_threads || (num_threads > max_threads));
 
-	if (!topology_smt_supported())
+	if (max_threads == 1)
 		cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 
 	cpu_smt_max_threads = max_threads;
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ early_param("cpuhp.parallel", parallel_bringup_parse_param);
 
 static inline bool cpuhp_smt_aware(void)
 {
-	return topology_smt_supported();
+	return cpu_smt_max_threads > 1;
 }
 
 static inline const struct cpumask *cpuhp_get_primary_thread_mask(void)