diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c b/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
index 89e91b8ce842..98ef6dc7916b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
@@ -320,16 +320,10 @@ static int __arch_update_cpu_topology(void)
 
 int arch_update_cpu_topology(void)
 {
-	struct device *dev;
-	int cpu, rc;
+	int rc;
 
 	rc = __arch_update_cpu_topology();
 	on_each_cpu(__arch_update_dedicated_flag, NULL, 0);
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-		dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);
-		if (dev)
-			kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
-	}
 	return rc;
 }