diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
index 300dac3702f1..bf0865cd438a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
@@ -531,8 +531,6 @@ efi_init (void)
 	       efi.systab->hdr.revision >> 16,
 	       efi.systab->hdr.revision & 0xffff, vendor);
 
-	set_bit(EFI_SYSTEM_TABLES, &efi.flags);
-
 	palo_phys      = EFI_INVALID_TABLE_ADDR;
 
 	if (efi_config_init(arch_tables) != 0)
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
index 994a7df84a7b..df393eab0e50 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
@@ -352,8 +352,6 @@ static int __init efi_systab_init(void *phys)
 		       efi.systab->hdr.revision >> 16,
 		       efi.systab->hdr.revision & 0xffff);
 
-	set_bit(EFI_SYSTEM_TABLES, &efi.flags);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-runtime.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-runtime.c
index 6ae21e41a429..16c7d2a71156 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-runtime.c
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ static int __init arm_enable_runtime_services(void)
 		pr_err("Failed to remap EFI System Table\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	set_bit(EFI_SYSTEM_TABLES, &efi.flags);
 
 	if (!efi_virtmap_init()) {
 		pr_err("No UEFI virtual mapping was installed -- runtime services will not be available\n");
diff --git a/include/linux/efi.h b/include/linux/efi.h
index 1626474567ac..1545098b0565 100644
--- a/include/linux/efi.h
+++ b/include/linux/efi.h
@@ -1000,7 +1000,6 @@ extern int __init efi_setup_pcdp_console(char *);
  * possible, remove EFI-related code altogether.
  */
 #define EFI_BOOT		0	/* Were we booted from EFI? */
-#define EFI_SYSTEM_TABLES	1	/* Can we use EFI system tables? */
 #define EFI_CONFIG_TABLES	2	/* Can we use EFI config tables? */
 #define EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES	3	/* Can we use runtime services? */
 #define EFI_MEMMAP		4	/* Can we use EFI memory map? */