diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index 7d0f7682d01df..6b1eca53e36cc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -102,14 +102,6 @@ static inline notrace unsigned long get_irq_happened(void)
 	return happened;
 }
 
-static inline notrace int decrementer_check_overflow(void)
-{
-	u64 now = get_tb();
-	u64 *next_tb = this_cpu_ptr(&decrementers_next_tb);
- 
-	return now >= *next_tb;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
 
 /* This is called whenever we are re-enabling interrupts
@@ -142,35 +134,6 @@ notrace unsigned int __check_irq_replay(void)
 	trace_hardirqs_on();
 	trace_hardirqs_off();
 
-	/*
-	 * We are always hard disabled here, but PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS may
-	 * not be set, which means interrupts have only just been hard
-	 * disabled as part of the local_irq_restore or interrupt return
-	 * code. In that case, skip the decrementr check becaus it's
-	 * expensive to read the TB.
-	 *
-	 * HARD_DIS then gets cleared here, but it's reconciled later.
-	 * Either local_irq_disable will replay the interrupt and that
-	 * will reconcile state like other hard interrupts. Or interrupt
-	 * retur will replay the interrupt and in that case it sets
-	 * PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS by hand (see comments in entry_64.S).
-	 */
-	if (happened & PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS) {
-		local_paca->irq_happened &= ~PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS;
-
-		/*
-		 * We may have missed a decrementer interrupt if hard disabled.
-		 * Check the decrementer register in case we had a rollover
-		 * while hard disabled.
-		 */
-		if (!(happened & PACA_IRQ_DEC)) {
-			if (decrementer_check_overflow()) {
-				local_paca->irq_happened |= PACA_IRQ_DEC;
-				happened |= PACA_IRQ_DEC;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (happened & PACA_IRQ_DEC) {
 		local_paca->irq_happened &= ~PACA_IRQ_DEC;
 		return 0x900;
@@ -186,6 +149,9 @@ notrace unsigned int __check_irq_replay(void)
 		return 0x280;
 	}
 
+	if (happened & PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS)
+		local_paca->irq_happened &= ~PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS;
+
 	/* There should be nothing left ! */
 	BUG_ON(local_paca->irq_happened != 0);
 
@@ -229,18 +195,6 @@ void replay_soft_interrupts(void)
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_IRQ_SOFT_MASK_DEBUG))
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(mfmsr() & MSR_EE);
 
-	if (happened & PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS) {
-		/*
-		 * We may have missed a decrementer interrupt if hard disabled.
-		 * Check the decrementer register in case we had a rollover
-		 * while hard disabled.
-		 */
-		if (!(happened & PACA_IRQ_DEC)) {
-			if (decrementer_check_overflow())
-				happened |= PACA_IRQ_DEC;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Force the delivery of pending soft-disabled interrupts on PS3.
 	 * Any HV call will have this side effect.
@@ -345,6 +299,7 @@ notrace void arch_local_irq_restore(unsigned long mask)
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_IRQ_SOFT_MASK_DEBUG))
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(!(mfmsr() & MSR_EE));
 		__hard_irq_disable();
+		local_paca->irq_happened |= PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS;
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * We should already be hard disabled here. We had bugs
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index 74efe46f55327..7d372ff3504b2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -552,14 +552,11 @@ void timer_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct pt_regs *old_regs;
 	u64 now;
 
-	/* Some implementations of hotplug will get timer interrupts while
-	 * offline, just ignore these and we also need to set
-	 * decrementers_next_tb as MAX to make sure __check_irq_replay
-	 * don't replay timer interrupt when return, otherwise we'll trap
-	 * here infinitely :(
+	/*
+	 * Some implementations of hotplug will get timer interrupts while
+	 * offline, just ignore these.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(!cpu_online(smp_processor_id()))) {
-		*next_tb = ~(u64)0;
 		set_dec(decrementer_max);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
index d95954ad4c0af..c61c3b62c8c62 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ int opal_hmi_exception_early2(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/* HMI exception handler called in virtual mode during check_irq_replay. */
+/* HMI exception handler called in virtual mode when irqs are next enabled. */
 int opal_handle_hmi_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	/*
