diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 22a4688dc0c8..f53ef1ac3122 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2565,8 +2565,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 	norandmaps	Don't use address space randomization.  Equivalent to
 			echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space
 
-	noreplace-paravirt	[X86,IA-64,PV_OPS] Don't patch paravirt_ops
-
 	noreplace-smp	[X86-32,SMP] Don't replace SMP instructions
 			with UP alternatives
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index d6f375f1b928..89829c3d5a74 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -45,17 +45,6 @@ static int __init setup_noreplace_smp(char *str)
 }
 __setup("noreplace-smp", setup_noreplace_smp);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
-static int __initdata_or_module noreplace_paravirt = 0;
-
-static int __init setup_noreplace_paravirt(char *str)
-{
-	noreplace_paravirt = 1;
-	return 1;
-}
-__setup("noreplace-paravirt", setup_noreplace_paravirt);
-#endif
-
 #define DPRINTK(fmt, args...)						\
 do {									\
 	if (debug_alternative)						\
@@ -587,9 +576,6 @@ void __init_or_module apply_paravirt(struct paravirt_patch_site *start,
 	struct paravirt_patch_site *p;
 	char insnbuf[MAX_PATCH_LEN];
 
-	if (noreplace_paravirt)
-		return;
-
 	for (p = start; p < end; p++) {
 		unsigned int used;