diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index 00e6a73e7bba..94a03591990c 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ extern int sysctl_hugetlb_shm_group __read_mostly;
 extern struct list_head huge_boot_pages[MAX_NUMNODES];
 
 void hugetlb_bootmem_alloc(void);
-bool hugetlb_bootmem_allocated(void);
 extern nodemask_t hugetlb_bootmem_nodes;
 void hugetlb_bootmem_set_nodes(void);
 
@@ -1306,11 +1305,6 @@ static inline bool hugetlbfs_pagecache_present(
 static inline void hugetlb_bootmem_alloc(void)
 {
 }
-
-static inline bool hugetlb_bootmem_allocated(void)
-{
-	return false;
-}
 #endif	/* CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE */
 
 static inline spinlock_t *huge_pte_lock(struct hstate *h,
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index fe4b9f2ebdb6..04385a0122de 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -4486,21 +4486,11 @@ void __init hugetlb_bootmem_set_nodes(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static bool __hugetlb_bootmem_allocated __initdata;
-
-bool __init hugetlb_bootmem_allocated(void)
-{
-	return __hugetlb_bootmem_allocated;
-}
-
 void __init hugetlb_bootmem_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct hstate *h;
 	int i;
 
-	if (__hugetlb_bootmem_allocated)
-		return;
-
 	hugetlb_bootmem_set_nodes();
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NUMNODES; i++)
@@ -4514,8 +4504,6 @@ void __init hugetlb_bootmem_alloc(void)
 		if (hstate_is_gigantic(h))
 			hugetlb_hstate_alloc_pages(h);
 	}
-
-	__hugetlb_bootmem_allocated = true;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
index 9d01f883fd71..a9280259e12a 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
@@ -794,14 +794,6 @@ void __init hugetlb_vmemmap_init_early(int nid)
 	struct huge_bootmem_page *m = NULL;
 	void *map;
 
-	/*
-	 * Noting to do if bootmem pages were not allocated
-	 * early in boot, or if HVO wasn't enabled in the
-	 * first place.
-	 */
-	if (!hugetlb_bootmem_allocated())
-		return;
-
 	if (!READ_ONCE(vmemmap_optimize_enabled))
 		return;
 
@@ -847,9 +839,6 @@ void __init hugetlb_vmemmap_init_late(int nid)
 	struct hstate *h;
 	void *map;
 
-	if (!hugetlb_bootmem_allocated())
-		return;
-
 	if (!READ_ONCE(vmemmap_optimize_enabled))
 		return;