diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3582f422813..e074c1cc579 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Module.symvers
 #
 # Generated include files
 #
-include/asm
 include/config
 include/linux/autoconf.h
 include/linux/compile.h
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 924c62ee4d6..86b66cf85ce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ endif
 prepare2: prepare3 outputmakefile
 
 prepare1: prepare2 include/linux/version.h include/linux/utsrelease.h \
-                   include/asm include/config/auto.conf
+                   include/config/auto.conf
 	$(cmd_crmodverdir)
 
 archprepare: prepare1 scripts_basic
@@ -980,42 +980,6 @@ prepare0: archprepare FORCE
 # All the preparing..
 prepare: prepare0
 
-# The asm symlink changes when $(ARCH) changes.
-# Detect this and ask user to run make mrproper
-# If asm is a stale symlink (point to dir that does not exist) remove it
-define check-symlink
-	set -e;                                                            \
-	if [ -L include/asm ]; then                                        \
-		asmlink=`readlink include/asm | cut -d '-' -f 2`;          \
-		if [ "$$asmlink" != "$(SRCARCH)" ]; then                   \
-			echo "ERROR: the symlink $@ points to asm-$$asmlink but asm-$(SRCARCH) was expected"; \
-			echo "       set ARCH or save .config and run 'make mrproper' to fix it";             \
-			exit 1;                                            \
-		fi;                                                        \
-		test -e $$asmlink || rm include/asm;                       \
-	elif [ -d include/asm ]; then                                      \
-		echo "ERROR: $@ is a directory but a symlink was expected";\
-		exit 1;                                                    \
-	fi
-endef
-
-# We create the target directory of the symlink if it does
-# not exist so the test in check-symlink works and we have a
-# directory for generated filesas used by some architectures.
-define create-symlink
-	if [ ! -L include/asm ]; then                                      \
-			$(kecho) '  SYMLINK $@ -> include/asm-$(SRCARCH)'; \
-			if [ ! -d include/asm-$(SRCARCH) ]; then           \
-				mkdir -p include/asm-$(SRCARCH);           \
-			fi;                                                \
-			ln -fsn asm-$(SRCARCH) $@;                         \
-	fi
-endef
-
-include/asm: FORCE
-	$(Q)$(check-symlink)
-	$(Q)$(create-symlink)
-
 # Generate some files
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -1184,7 +1148,7 @@ CLEAN_FILES +=	vmlinux System.map \
 
 # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
 MRPROPER_DIRS  += include/config usr/include include/generated
-MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old include/asm .version .old_version \
+MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old .version .old_version             \
                   include/linux/autoconf.h include/linux/version.h      \
                   include/linux/utsrelease.h                            \
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