diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
index afee386ff711e95132dd5c01e79317ac22bd9a56..caedd8d60d3610b8b9bc11f5669de16521b3ac2a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/bigsmp_32.c
@@ -38,32 +38,12 @@ static int bigsmp_early_logical_apicid(int cpu)
 	return early_per_cpu(x86_cpu_to_apicid, cpu);
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long calculate_ldr(int cpu)
-{
-	unsigned long val, id;
-
-	val = apic_read(APIC_LDR) & ~APIC_LDR_MASK;
-	id = per_cpu(x86_bios_cpu_apicid, cpu);
-	val |= SET_APIC_LOGICAL_ID(id);
-
-	return val;
-}
-
 /*
- * Set up the logical destination ID.
- *
- * Intel recommends to set DFR, LDR and TPR before enabling
- * an APIC.  See e.g. "AP-388 82489DX User's Manual" (Intel
- * document number 292116).  So here it goes...
+ * bigsmp enables physical destination mode
+ * and doesn't use LDR and DFR
  */
 static void bigsmp_init_apic_ldr(void)
 {
-	unsigned long val;
-	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-
-	apic_write(APIC_DFR, APIC_DFR_FLAT);
-	val = calculate_ldr(cpu);
-	apic_write(APIC_LDR, val);
 }
 
 static void bigsmp_setup_apic_routing(void)