diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 4f23d8cc58530d..4bb45446dee6a4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ pte_t *huge_pte_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		return NULL;
 	return (pte_t *)pmd;
 }
-#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index 77b30a8c6076b6..f6a50948777371 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ struct user_struct;
 struct mmu_gather;
 struct node;
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_HUGEPD
-typedef struct { unsigned long pd; } hugepd_t;
-#define is_hugepd(hugepd) (0)
-#define __hugepd(x) ((hugepd_t) { (x) })
-#endif
-
 void free_huge_folio(struct folio *folio);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE
diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index b1448aa81e15f4..a52f8e3224fbc9 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -1114,16 +1114,6 @@ config DMAPOOL_TEST
 config ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL
 	bool
 
-#
-# Some architectures require a special hugepage directory format that is
-# required to support multiple hugepage sizes. For example a4fe3ce76
-# "powerpc/mm: Allow more flexible layouts for hugepage pagetables"
-# introduced it on powerpc.  This allows for a more flexible hugepage
-# pagetable layouts.
-#
-config ARCH_HAS_HUGEPD
-	bool
-
 config MAPPING_DIRTY_HELPERS
         bool
 
diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index 86b5105b82a152..95f121223f04ca 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -2790,89 +2790,6 @@ static int record_subpages(struct page *page, unsigned long addr,
 	return nr;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_HUGEPD
-static unsigned long hugepte_addr_end(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
-				      unsigned long sz)
-{
-	unsigned long __boundary = (addr + sz) & ~(sz-1);
-	return (__boundary - 1 < end - 1) ? __boundary : end;
-}
-
-static int gup_hugepte(pte_t *ptep, unsigned long sz, unsigned long addr,
-		       unsigned long end, unsigned int flags,
-		       struct page **pages, int *nr)
-{
-	unsigned long pte_end;
-	struct page *page;
-	struct folio *folio;
-	pte_t pte;
-	int refs;
-
-	pte_end = (addr + sz) & ~(sz-1);
-	if (pte_end < end)
-		end = pte_end;
-
-	pte = huge_ptep_get(NULL, addr, ptep);
-
-	if (!pte_access_permitted(pte, flags & FOLL_WRITE))
-		return 0;
-
-	/* hugepages are never "special" */
-	VM_BUG_ON(!pfn_valid(pte_pfn(pte)));
-
-	page = nth_page(pte_page(pte), (addr & (sz - 1)) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-	refs = record_subpages(page, addr, end, pages + *nr);
-
-	folio = try_grab_folio(page, refs, flags);
-	if (!folio)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (unlikely(pte_val(pte) != pte_val(ptep_get(ptep)))) {
-		gup_put_folio(folio, refs, flags);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!folio_fast_pin_allowed(folio, flags)) {
-		gup_put_folio(folio, refs, flags);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!pte_write(pte) && gup_must_unshare(NULL, flags, &folio->page)) {
-		gup_put_folio(folio, refs, flags);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	*nr += refs;
-	folio_set_referenced(folio);
-	return 1;
-}
-
-static int gup_huge_pd(hugepd_t hugepd, unsigned long addr,
-		unsigned int pdshift, unsigned long end, unsigned int flags,
-		struct page **pages, int *nr)
-{
-	pte_t *ptep;
-	unsigned long sz = 1UL << hugepd_shift(hugepd);
-	unsigned long next;
-
-	ptep = hugepte_offset(hugepd, addr, pdshift);
-	do {
-		next = hugepte_addr_end(addr, end, sz);
-		if (!gup_hugepte(ptep, sz, addr, end, flags, pages, nr))
-			return 0;
-	} while (ptep++, addr = next, addr != end);
-
-	return 1;
-}
-#else
-static inline int gup_huge_pd(hugepd_t hugepd, unsigned long addr,
-		unsigned int pdshift, unsigned long end, unsigned int flags,
-		struct page **pages, int *nr)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_HUGEPD */
-
 static int gup_huge_pmd(pmd_t orig, pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr,
 			unsigned long end, unsigned int flags,
 			struct page **pages, int *nr)
@@ -3026,14 +2943,6 @@ static int gup_pmd_range(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, unsigned long addr, unsigned lo
 				pages, nr))
 				return 0;
 
-		} else if (unlikely(is_hugepd(__hugepd(pmd_val(pmd))))) {
-			/*
-			 * architecture have different format for hugetlbfs
-			 * pmd format and THP pmd format
-			 */
-			if (!gup_huge_pd(__hugepd(pmd_val(pmd)), addr,
-					 PMD_SHIFT, next, flags, pages, nr))
-				return 0;
 		} else if (!gup_pte_range(pmd, pmdp, addr, next, flags, pages, nr))
 			return 0;
 	} while (pmdp++, addr = next, addr != end);
@@ -3058,10 +2967,6 @@ static int gup_pud_range(p4d_t *p4dp, p4d_t p4d, unsigned long addr, unsigned lo
 			if (!gup_huge_pud(pud, pudp, addr, next, flags,
 					  pages, nr))
 				return 0;
-		} else if (unlikely(is_hugepd(__hugepd(pud_val(pud))))) {
-			if (!gup_huge_pd(__hugepd(pud_val(pud)), addr,
-					 PUD_SHIFT, next, flags, pages, nr))
-				return 0;
 		} else if (!gup_pmd_range(pudp, pud, addr, next, flags, pages, nr))
 			return 0;
 	} while (pudp++, addr = next, addr != end);
@@ -3083,11 +2988,7 @@ static int gup_p4d_range(pgd_t *pgdp, pgd_t pgd, unsigned long addr, unsigned lo
 		if (p4d_none(p4d))
 			return 0;
 		BUILD_BUG_ON(p4d_huge(p4d));
-		if (unlikely(is_hugepd(__hugepd(p4d_val(p4d))))) {
-			if (!gup_huge_pd(__hugepd(p4d_val(p4d)), addr,
-					 P4D_SHIFT, next, flags, pages, nr))
-				return 0;
-		} else if (!gup_pud_range(p4dp, p4d, addr, next, flags, pages, nr))
+		if (!gup_pud_range(p4dp, p4d, addr, next, flags, pages, nr))
 			return 0;
 	} while (p4dp++, addr = next, addr != end);
 
@@ -3111,10 +3012,6 @@ static void gup_pgd_range(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
 			if (!gup_huge_pgd(pgd, pgdp, addr, next, flags,
 					  pages, nr))
 				return;
-		} else if (unlikely(is_hugepd(__hugepd(pgd_val(pgd))))) {
-			if (!gup_huge_pd(__hugepd(pgd_val(pgd)), addr,
-					 PGDIR_SHIFT, next, flags, pages, nr))
-				return;
 		} else if (!gup_p4d_range(pgdp, pgd, addr, next, flags, pages, nr))
 			return;
 	} while (pgdp++, addr = next, addr != end);
diff --git a/mm/pagewalk.c b/mm/pagewalk.c
index f46c80b18ce4fd..ae2f08ce991b0c 100644
--- a/mm/pagewalk.c
+++ b/mm/pagewalk.c
@@ -73,45 +73,6 @@ static int walk_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
 	return err;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_HUGEPD
-static int walk_hugepd_range(hugepd_t *phpd, unsigned long addr,
-			     unsigned long end, struct mm_walk *walk, int pdshift)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-	const struct mm_walk_ops *ops = walk->ops;
-	int shift = hugepd_shift(*phpd);
-	int page_size = 1 << shift;
-
-	if (!ops->pte_entry)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (addr & (page_size - 1))
-		return 0;
-
-	for (;;) {
-		pte_t *pte;
-
-		spin_lock(&walk->mm->page_table_lock);
-		pte = hugepte_offset(*phpd, addr, pdshift);
-		err = ops->pte_entry(pte, addr, addr + page_size, walk);
-		spin_unlock(&walk->mm->page_table_lock);
-
-		if (err)
-			break;
-		if (addr >= end - page_size)
-			break;
-		addr += page_size;
-	}
-	return err;
-}
-#else
-static int walk_hugepd_range(hugepd_t *phpd, unsigned long addr,
-			     unsigned long end, struct mm_walk *walk, int pdshift)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 static int walk_pmd_range(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
 			  struct mm_walk *walk)
 {
@@ -159,10 +120,7 @@ static int walk_pmd_range(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
 		if (walk->vma)
 			split_huge_pmd(walk->vma, pmd, addr);
 
-		if (is_hugepd(__hugepd(pmd_val(*pmd))))
-			err = walk_hugepd_range((hugepd_t *)pmd, addr, next, walk, PMD_SHIFT);
-		else
-			err = walk_pte_range(pmd, addr, next, walk);
+		err = walk_pte_range(pmd, addr, next, walk);
 		if (err)
 			break;
 
@@ -215,10 +173,7 @@ static int walk_pud_range(p4d_t *p4d, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
 		if (pud_none(*pud))
 			goto again;
 
-		if (is_hugepd(__hugepd(pud_val(*pud))))
-			err = walk_hugepd_range((hugepd_t *)pud, addr, next, walk, PUD_SHIFT);
-		else
-			err = walk_pmd_range(pud, addr, next, walk);
+		err = walk_pmd_range(pud, addr, next, walk);
 		if (err)
 			break;
 	} while (pud++, addr = next, addr != end);
@@ -250,9 +205,7 @@ static int walk_p4d_range(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
 			if (err)
 				break;
 		}
-		if (is_hugepd(__hugepd(p4d_val(*p4d))))
-			err = walk_hugepd_range((hugepd_t *)p4d, addr, next, walk, P4D_SHIFT);
-		else if (ops->pud_entry || ops->pmd_entry || ops->pte_entry)
+		if (ops->pud_entry || ops->pmd_entry || ops->pte_entry)
 			err = walk_pud_range(p4d, addr, next, walk);
 		if (err)
 			break;
@@ -287,9 +240,7 @@ static int walk_pgd_range(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
 			if (err)
 				break;
 		}
-		if (is_hugepd(__hugepd(pgd_val(*pgd))))
-			err = walk_hugepd_range((hugepd_t *)pgd, addr, next, walk, PGDIR_SHIFT);
-		else if (ops->p4d_entry || ops->pud_entry || ops->pmd_entry || ops->pte_entry)
+		if (ops->p4d_entry || ops->pud_entry || ops->pmd_entry || ops->pte_entry)
 			err = walk_p4d_range(pgd, addr, next, walk);
 		if (err)
 			break;