diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c
index a376549..b4b2be2 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@
 	return tsc_unstable;
 }
 
-void mark_tsc_unstable(void)
-{
-	tsc_unstable = 1;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mark_tsc_unstable);
-
 /* Accellerators for sched_clock()
  * convert from cycles(64bits) => nanoseconds (64bits)
  *  basic equation:
@@ -295,7 +289,6 @@
 /* clock source code */
 
 static unsigned long current_tsc_khz = 0;
-static int tsc_update_callback(void);
 
 static cycle_t read_tsc(void)
 {
@@ -313,37 +306,28 @@
 	.mask			= CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(64),
 	.mult			= 0, /* to be set */
 	.shift			= 22,
-	.update_callback	= tsc_update_callback,
 	.flags			= CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS |
 				  CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY,
 };
 
-static int tsc_update_callback(void)
+void mark_tsc_unstable(void)
 {
-	int change = 0;
-
-	/* check to see if we should switch to the safe clocksource: */
-	if (clocksource_tsc.rating != 0 && check_tsc_unstable()) {
-		clocksource_change_rating(&clocksource_tsc, 0);
-		change = 1;
+	if (!tsc_unstable) {
+		tsc_unstable = 1;
+		/* Can be called before registration */
+		if (clocksource_tsc.mult)
+			clocksource_change_rating(&clocksource_tsc, 0);
+		else
+			clocksource_tsc.rating = 0;
 	}
-
-	/* only update if tsc_khz has changed: */
-	if (current_tsc_khz != tsc_khz) {
-		current_tsc_khz = tsc_khz;
-		clocksource_tsc.mult = clocksource_khz2mult(current_tsc_khz,
-							clocksource_tsc.shift);
-		change = 1;
-	}
-
-	return change;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mark_tsc_unstable);
 
 static int __init dmi_mark_tsc_unstable(struct dmi_system_id *d)
 {
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s detected: marking TSC unstable.\n",
 		       d->ident);
-	mark_tsc_unstable();
+	tsc_unstable = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -415,11 +399,12 @@
 	 * Intel systems are normally all synchronized.
 	 * Exceptions must mark TSC as unstable:
 	 */
-	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL)
- 		return 0;
-
-	/* assume multi socket systems are not synchronized: */
- 	return num_possible_cpus() > 1;
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_INTEL) {
+		/* assume multi socket systems are not synchronized: */
+		if (num_possible_cpus() > 1)
+			tsc_unstable = 1;
+	}
+	return tsc_unstable;
 }
 
 static int __init init_tsc_clocksource(void)
@@ -429,8 +414,7 @@
 		/* check blacklist */
 		dmi_check_system(bad_tsc_dmi_table);
 
-		if (unsynchronized_tsc()) /* mark unstable if unsynced */
-			mark_tsc_unstable();
+		unsynchronized_tsc();
 		current_tsc_khz = tsc_khz;
 		clocksource_tsc.mult = clocksource_khz2mult(current_tsc_khz,
 							clocksource_tsc.shift);
diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index 45b0c31..a585a29 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
  *			subtraction of non 64 bit counters
  * @mult:		cycle to nanosecond multiplier
  * @shift:		cycle to nanosecond divisor (power of two)
- * @update_callback:	called when safe to alter clocksource values
  * @flags:		flags describing special properties
  * @cycle_interval:	Used internally by timekeeping core, please ignore.
  * @xtime_interval:	Used internally by timekeeping core, please ignore.
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@
 	cycle_t mask;
 	u32 mult;
 	u32 shift;
-	int (*update_callback)(void);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* timekeeping specific data, ignore */
diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 1144ff2..4b088fc 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -848,8 +848,6 @@
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Time: %s clocksource has been installed.\n",
 		       clock->name);
 		return 1;
-	} else if (clock->update_callback) {
-		return clock->update_callback();
 	}
 	return 0;
 }