diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
index b7ff62a2f..6366dc505 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/init/nvgpu_init.c
@@ -346,10 +346,6 @@ int nvgpu_finalize_poweron(struct gk20a *g)
 #endif
 	g->ops.bus.init_hw(g);
 
-	if (g->ops.clk.disable_slowboot != NULL) {
-		g->ops.clk.disable_slowboot(g);
-	}
-
 	g->ops.priv_ring.enable_priv_ring(g);
 
 	/* TBD: move this after graphics init in which blcg/slcg is enabled.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h
index f29fea337..5c287c141 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/gk20a.h
@@ -1279,7 +1279,6 @@ struct gpu_ops {
 	} pmu;
 	struct {
 		int (*init_debugfs)(struct gk20a *g);
-		void (*disable_slowboot)(struct gk20a *g);
 		int (*init_clk_support)(struct gk20a *g);
 		void (*suspend_clk_support)(struct gk20a *g);
 		u32 (*get_crystal_clk_hz)(struct gk20a *g);
diff --git a/userspace/units/init/nvgpu-init.c b/userspace/units/init/nvgpu-init.c
index 0e6831e2e..c5ce4585c 100644
--- a/userspace/units/init/nvgpu-init.c
+++ b/userspace/units/init/nvgpu-init.c
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ static void set_poweron_funcs_success(struct gk20a *g)
 
 	/* these don't even return anything */
 	g->ops.bus.init_hw = no_return;
-	g->ops.clk.disable_slowboot = no_return;
 	g->ops.priv_ring.enable_priv_ring = no_return;
 	g->ops.mc.intr_enable = no_return;
 	g->ops.channel.resume_all_serviceable_ch = no_return;
@@ -507,7 +506,6 @@ int test_poweron_branches(struct unit_module *m, struct gk20a *g, void *args)
 	set_poweron_funcs_success(g);
 
 	/* hit all the NULL pointer checks */
-	g->ops.clk.disable_slowboot = NULL;
 	g->ops.clk.init_clk_support = NULL;
 	g->ops.fb.init_fbpa = NULL;
 	g->ops.fb.mem_unlock = NULL;