diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/cpu_mcf.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/cpu_mcf.h
index 4b29c31c0e04..88fc115ebfbe 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/cpu_mcf.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/cpu_mcf.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ static inline int ctr_stcctm(enum cpumf_ctr_set set, u64 range, u64 *dest)
 struct cpu_cf_events {
 	struct cpumf_ctr_info	info;
 	atomic_t		ctr_set[CPUMF_CTR_SET_MAX];
-	atomic64_t		alert;
 	u64			state;		/* For perf_event_open SVC */
 	u64			dev_state;	/* For /dev/hwctr */
 	unsigned int		flags;
@@ -80,25 +79,9 @@ struct cpu_cf_events {
 };
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct cpu_cf_events, cpu_cf_events);
 
-bool kernel_cpumcf_avail(void);
 int __kernel_cpumcf_begin(void);
-unsigned long kernel_cpumcf_alert(int clear);
 void __kernel_cpumcf_end(void);
 
-static inline int kernel_cpumcf_begin(void)
-{
-	if (!cpum_cf_avail())
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	preempt_disable();
-	return __kernel_cpumcf_begin();
-}
-static inline void kernel_cpumcf_end(void)
-{
-	__kernel_cpumcf_end();
-	preempt_enable();
-}
-
 int cfset_online_cpu(unsigned int cpu);
 int cfset_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu);
 #endif /* _ASM_S390_CPU_MCF_H */
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
index 7299f7f0b325..5eaa81dd56c3 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ static int __init cpumf_pmu_init(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	if (!kernel_cpumcf_avail())
+	if (!cpum_cf_avail())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* Setup s390dbf facility */
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf_common.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf_common.c
index 4824e3461b5b..99523dc3fc8b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf_common.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf_common.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpu_cf_events, cpu_cf_events) = {
 		[CPUMF_CTR_SET_EXT]	= ATOMIC_INIT(0),
 		[CPUMF_CTR_SET_MT_DIAG] = ATOMIC_INIT(0),
 	},
-	.alert = ATOMIC64_INIT(0),
 	.state = 0,
 	.dev_state = 0,
 	.flags = 0,
@@ -67,9 +66,6 @@ static void cpumf_measurement_alert(struct ext_code ext_code,
 	if (alert & CPU_MF_INT_CF_MTDA)
 		pr_warn("CPU[%i] MT counter data was lost\n",
 			smp_processor_id());
-
-	/* store alert for special handling by in-kernel users */
-	atomic64_or(alert, &cpuhw->alert);
 }
 
 #define PMC_INIT      0
@@ -94,12 +90,6 @@ static void cpum_cf_setup_cpu(void *flags)
 	lcctl(0);
 }
 
-bool kernel_cpumcf_avail(void)
-{
-	return cpum_cf_initalized;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_cpumcf_avail);
-
 /* Initialize the CPU-measurement counter facility */
 int __kernel_cpumcf_begin(void)
 {
@@ -112,20 +102,6 @@ int __kernel_cpumcf_begin(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kernel_cpumcf_begin);
 
-/* Obtain the CPU-measurement alerts for the counter facility */
-unsigned long kernel_cpumcf_alert(int clear)
-{
-	struct cpu_cf_events *cpuhw = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_cf_events);
-	unsigned long alert;
-
-	alert = atomic64_read(&cpuhw->alert);
-	if (clear)
-		atomic64_set(&cpuhw->alert, 0);
-
-	return alert;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_cpumcf_alert);
-
 /* Release the CPU-measurement counter facility */
 void __kernel_cpumcf_end(void)
 {