diff --git a/drivers/base/arch_numa.c b/drivers/base/arch_numa.c
index 19bc806313c4..d4e426aa51c5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/arch_numa.c
+++ b/drivers/base/arch_numa.c
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@ static int __init numa_register_nodes(void)
 		node_set_online(nid);
 	}
 
-	/* Setup online nodes to actual nodes*/
-	node_possible_map = numa_nodes_parsed;
-
 	return 0;
 }