diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 9ac997b8f2a6404240378827d1b6df736562c5ef..937319899e61741503b61dbea722a93e922e6ee6 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -759,23 +759,6 @@ static int online_pages_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MOVABLE_NODE
-/*
- * When CONFIG_MOVABLE_NODE, we permit onlining of a node which doesn't have
- * normal memory.
- */
-static bool can_online_high_movable(int nid)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-#else /* CONFIG_MOVABLE_NODE */
-/* ensure every online node has NORMAL memory */
-static bool can_online_high_movable(int nid)
-{
-	return node_state(nid, N_NORMAL_MEMORY);
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_MOVABLE_NODE */
-
 /* check which state of node_states will be changed when online memory */
 static void node_states_check_changes_online(unsigned long nr_pages,
 	struct zone *zone, struct memory_notify *arg)
@@ -992,9 +975,6 @@ int __ref online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages, int online_typ
 	if (!allow_online_pfn_range(nid, pfn, nr_pages, online_type))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (online_type == MMOP_ONLINE_MOVABLE && !can_online_high_movable(nid))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* associate pfn range with the zone */
 	zone = move_pfn_range(online_type, nid, pfn, nr_pages);
 
@@ -1590,41 +1570,6 @@ check_pages_isolated(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
 	return offlined;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MOVABLE_NODE
-/*
- * When CONFIG_MOVABLE_NODE, we permit offlining of a node which doesn't have
- * normal memory.
- */
-static bool can_offline_normal(struct zone *zone, unsigned long nr_pages)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-#else /* CONFIG_MOVABLE_NODE */
-/* ensure the node has NORMAL memory if it is still online */
-static bool can_offline_normal(struct zone *zone, unsigned long nr_pages)
-{
-	struct pglist_data *pgdat = zone->zone_pgdat;
-	unsigned long present_pages = 0;
-	enum zone_type zt;
-
-	for (zt = 0; zt <= ZONE_NORMAL; zt++)
-		present_pages += pgdat->node_zones[zt].present_pages;
-
-	if (present_pages > nr_pages)
-		return true;
-
-	present_pages = 0;
-	for (; zt <= ZONE_MOVABLE; zt++)
-		present_pages += pgdat->node_zones[zt].present_pages;
-
-	/*
-	 * we can't offline the last normal memory until all
-	 * higher memory is offlined.
-	 */
-	return present_pages == 0;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_MOVABLE_NODE */
-
 static int __init cmdline_parse_movable_node(char *p)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MOVABLE_NODE
@@ -1752,9 +1697,6 @@ static int __ref __offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn,
 	node = zone_to_nid(zone);
 	nr_pages = end_pfn - start_pfn;
 
-	if (zone_idx(zone) <= ZONE_NORMAL && !can_offline_normal(zone, nr_pages))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* set above range as isolated */
 	ret = start_isolate_page_range(start_pfn, end_pfn,
 				       MIGRATE_MOVABLE, true);