diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
index d6cf18a0cb0a..55ce348b693e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig.debug
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ config ARM_UNWIND
 config FRAME_POINTER
 	bool
 
-config OLD_MCOUNT
-	bool
-	depends on FUNCTION_TRACER && FRAME_POINTER
-	default y
-
 config DEBUG_USER
 	bool "Verbose user fault messages"
 	help
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/ftrace.h
index faeb6b1c0089..15bd9af13497 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ extern void __gnu_mcount_nc(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 struct dyn_arch_ftrace {
-#ifdef CONFIG_OLD_MCOUNT
-	bool	old_mcount;
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_MODULE_PLTS
 	struct module *mod;
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c b/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c
index 5266fd9ad6b4..62c62c651766 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c
@@ -168,9 +168,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(_find_next_bit_be);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
-#ifdef CONFIG_OLD_MCOUNT
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(mcount);
-#endif
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__gnu_mcount_nc);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-ftrace.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-ftrace.S
index efcd9f25a14b..0be69e551a64 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-ftrace.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-ftrace.S
@@ -15,23 +15,8 @@
  * start of every function.  In mcount, apart from the function's address (in
  * lr), we need to get hold of the function's caller's address.
  *
- * Older GCCs (pre-4.4) inserted a call to a routine called mcount like this:
- *
- *	bl	mcount
- *
- * These versions have the limitation that in order for the mcount routine to
- * be able to determine the function's caller's address, an APCS-style frame
- * pointer (which is set up with something like the code below) is required.
- *
- *	mov     ip, sp
- *	push    {fp, ip, lr, pc}
- *	sub     fp, ip, #4
- *
- * With EABI, these frame pointers are not available unless -mapcs-frame is
- * specified, and if building as Thumb-2, not even then.
- *
- * Newer GCCs (4.4+) solve this problem by introducing a new version of mcount,
- * with call sites like:
+ * Newer GCCs (4.4+) solve this problem by using a version of mcount with call
+ * sites like:
  *
  *	push	{lr}
  *	bl	__gnu_mcount_nc
@@ -46,17 +31,10 @@
  * allows it to be clobbered in subroutines and doesn't use it to hold
  * parameters.)
  *
- * When using dynamic ftrace, we patch out the mcount call by a "mov r0, r0"
- * for the mcount case, and a "pop {lr}" for the __gnu_mcount_nc case (see
- * arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c).
+ * When using dynamic ftrace, we patch out the mcount call by a "pop {lr}"
+ * instead of the __gnu_mcount_nc call (see arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c).
  */
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_OLD_MCOUNT
-#if (__GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 4))
-#error Ftrace requires CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER=y with GCC older than 4.4.0.
-#endif
-#endif
-
 .macro mcount_adjust_addr rd, rn
 	bic	\rd, \rn, #1		@ clear the Thumb bit if present
 	sub	\rd, \rd, #MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE
@@ -209,51 +187,6 @@ ftrace_graph_call\suffix:
 	mcount_exit
 .endm
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OLD_MCOUNT
-/*
- * mcount
- */
-
-.macro mcount_enter
-	stmdb	sp!, {r0-r3, lr}
-.endm
-
-.macro mcount_get_lr reg
-	ldr	\reg, [fp, #-4]
-.endm
-
-.macro mcount_exit
-	ldr	lr, [fp, #-4]
-	ldmia	sp!, {r0-r3, pc}
-.endm
-
-ENTRY(mcount)
-#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
-	stmdb	sp!, {lr}
-	ldr	lr, [fp, #-4]
-	ldmia	sp!, {pc}
-#else
-	__mcount _old
-#endif
-ENDPROC(mcount)
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
-ENTRY(ftrace_caller_old)
-	__ftrace_caller _old
-ENDPROC(ftrace_caller_old)
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
-ENTRY(ftrace_graph_caller_old)
-	__ftrace_graph_caller
-ENDPROC(ftrace_graph_caller_old)
-#endif
-
-.purgem mcount_enter
-.purgem mcount_get_lr
-.purgem mcount_exit
-#endif
-
 /*
  * __gnu_mcount_nc
  */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
index 1a5edcfb0306..2fb63ece5c85 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -47,30 +47,6 @@ void arch_ftrace_update_code(int command)
 	stop_machine(__ftrace_modify_code, &command, NULL);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OLD_MCOUNT
-#define OLD_MCOUNT_ADDR	((unsigned long) mcount)
-#define OLD_FTRACE_ADDR ((unsigned long) ftrace_caller_old)
-
-#define	OLD_NOP		0xe1a00000	/* mov r0, r0 */
-
-static unsigned long ftrace_nop_replace(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
-{
-	return rec->arch.old_mcount ? OLD_NOP : NOP;
-}
-
-static unsigned long adjust_address(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
-{
-	if (!rec->arch.old_mcount)
-		return addr;
-
-	if (addr == MCOUNT_ADDR)
-		addr = OLD_MCOUNT_ADDR;
-	else if (addr == FTRACE_ADDR)
-		addr = OLD_FTRACE_ADDR;
-
-	return addr;
-}
-#else
 static unsigned long ftrace_nop_replace(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 {
 	return NOP;
@@ -80,7 +56,6 @@ static unsigned long adjust_address(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return addr;
 }
-#endif
 
 int ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
 {
@@ -151,15 +126,6 @@ int ftrace_update_ftrace_func(ftrace_func_t func)
 	}
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OLD_MCOUNT
-	if (!ret) {
-		pc = (unsigned long)&ftrace_call_old;
-		new = ftrace_call_replace(pc, (unsigned long)func, true);
-
-		ret = ftrace_modify_code(pc, 0, new, false);
-	}
-#endif
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -233,16 +199,6 @@ int ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
 	new = ftrace_nop_replace(rec);
 	ret = ftrace_modify_code(ip, old, new, true);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OLD_MCOUNT
-	if (ret == -EINVAL && addr == MCOUNT_ADDR) {
-		rec->arch.old_mcount = true;
-
-		old = ftrace_call_replace(ip, adjust_address(rec, addr), true);
-		new = ftrace_nop_replace(rec);
-		ret = ftrace_modify_code(ip, old, new, true);
-	}
-#endif
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -320,13 +276,6 @@ static int ftrace_modify_graph_caller(bool enable)
 #endif
 
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OLD_MCOUNT
-	if (!ret)
-		ret = __ftrace_modify_caller(&ftrace_graph_call_old,
-					     ftrace_graph_caller_old,
-					     enable);
-#endif
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
