diff --git a/include/linux/tick.h b/include/linux/tick.h
index 72744638c5b0..b0c74bfe0600 100644
--- a/include/linux/tick.h
+++ b/include/linux/tick.h
@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@ extern void __init tick_init(void);
 extern void tick_suspend_local(void);
 /* Should be core only, but XEN resume magic and ARM BL switcher require it */
 extern void tick_resume_local(void);
-extern void tick_cleanup_dead_cpu(int cpu);
 #else /* CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS */
 static inline void tick_init(void) { }
 static inline void tick_suspend_local(void) { }
 static inline void tick_resume_local(void) { }
-static inline void tick_cleanup_dead_cpu(int cpu) { }
 #endif /* !CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index d293d52a3e00..895f3287e3f3 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -1338,8 +1338,6 @@ static int takedown_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	cpuhp_bp_sync_dead(cpu);
 
-	tick_cleanup_dead_cpu(cpu);
-
 	/*
 	 * Callbacks must be re-integrated right away to the RCU state machine.
 	 * Otherwise an RCU callback could block a further teardown function
diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
index 4af27994db93..f3e831f62906 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -618,39 +618,30 @@ void clockevents_resume(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 
-# ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 /**
- * tick_offline_cpu - Take CPU out of the broadcast mechanism
+ * tick_offline_cpu - Shutdown all clock events related
+ *                    to this CPU and take it out of the
+ *                    broadcast mechanism.
  * @cpu:	The outgoing CPU
  *
- * Called on the outgoing CPU after it took itself offline.
+ * Called by the dying CPU during teardown.
  */
 void tick_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	raw_spin_lock(&clockevents_lock);
-	tick_broadcast_offline(cpu);
-	raw_spin_unlock(&clockevents_lock);
-}
-# endif
-
-/**
- * tick_cleanup_dead_cpu - Cleanup the tick and clockevents of a dead cpu
- * @cpu:	The dead CPU
- */
-void tick_cleanup_dead_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *dev, *tmp;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&clockevents_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock(&clockevents_lock);
 
+	tick_broadcast_offline(cpu);
 	tick_shutdown(cpu);
+
 	/*
 	 * Unregister the clock event devices which were
-	 * released from the users in the notify chain.
+	 * released above.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, tmp, &clockevents_released, list)
 		list_del(&dev->list);
+
 	/*
 	 * Now check whether the CPU has left unused per cpu devices
 	 */
@@ -662,7 +653,8 @@ void tick_cleanup_dead_cpu(int cpu)
 			list_del(&dev->list);
 		}
 	}
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clockevents_lock, flags);
+
+	raw_spin_unlock(&clockevents_lock);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index 5f2105e637bd..faac36de35b9 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extern int tick_do_timer_cpu __read_mostly;
 extern void tick_setup_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev, int broadcast);
 extern void tick_handle_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern void tick_check_new_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
+extern void tick_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu);
 extern void tick_shutdown(unsigned int cpu);
 extern void tick_suspend(void);
 extern void tick_resume(void);
@@ -142,10 +143,8 @@ static inline bool tick_broadcast_oneshot_available(void) { return tick_oneshot_
 #endif /* !(BROADCAST && ONESHOT) */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST) && defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)
-extern void tick_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu);
 extern void tick_broadcast_offline(unsigned int cpu);
 #else
-static inline void tick_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu) { }
 static inline void tick_broadcast_offline(unsigned int cpu) { }
 #endif