diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 0c4805a572c8..04a4a138ed13 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -555,11 +555,6 @@ config SMP
 
 	  If you don't know what to do here, say N.
 
-config HAVE_DEC_LOCK
-	bool
-	depends on SMP
-	default y
-
 config NR_CPUS
 	int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-32)"
 	range 2 32
diff --git a/arch/alpha/lib/Makefile b/arch/alpha/lib/Makefile
index 04f9729de57c..854d5e79979e 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/alpha/lib/Makefile
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ lib-y =	__divqu.o __remqu.o __divlu.o __remlu.o \
 	callback_srm.o srm_puts.o srm_printk.o \
 	fls.o
 
-lib-$(CONFIG_SMP) += dec_and_lock.o
-
 # The division routines are built from single source, with different defines.
 AFLAGS___divqu.o = -DDIV
 AFLAGS___remqu.o =       -DREM
diff --git a/arch/alpha/lib/dec_and_lock.c b/arch/alpha/lib/dec_and_lock.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a117707f57fe..000000000000
--- a/arch/alpha/lib/dec_and_lock.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/*
- * arch/alpha/lib/dec_and_lock.c
- *
- * ll/sc version of atomic_dec_and_lock()
- * 
- */
-
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
-#include <linux/atomic.h>
-#include <linux/export.h>
-
-  asm (".text					\n\
-	.global _atomic_dec_and_lock		\n\
-	.ent _atomic_dec_and_lock		\n\
-	.align	4				\n\
-_atomic_dec_and_lock:				\n\
-	.prologue 0				\n\
-1:	ldl_l	$1, 0($16)			\n\
-	subl	$1, 1, $1			\n\
-	beq	$1, 2f				\n\
-	stl_c	$1, 0($16)			\n\
-	beq	$1, 4f				\n\
-	mb					\n\
-	clr	$0				\n\
-	ret					\n\
-2:	br	$29, 3f				\n\
-3:	ldgp	$29, 0($29)			\n\
-	br	$atomic_dec_and_lock_1..ng	\n\
-	.subsection 2				\n\
-4:	br	1b				\n\
-	.previous				\n\
-	.end _atomic_dec_and_lock");
-
-static int __used atomic_dec_and_lock_1(atomic_t *atomic, spinlock_t *lock)
-{
-	/* Slow path */
-	spin_lock(lock);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(atomic))
-		return 1;
-	spin_unlock(lock);
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(_atomic_dec_and_lock);
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 84c6dcb31fbb..8b59f4a7c0e2 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ lib-y := ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o cmdline.o \
 	 sha1.o chacha20.o irq_regs.o argv_split.o \
 	 flex_proportions.o ratelimit.o show_mem.o \
 	 is_single_threaded.o plist.o decompress.o kobject_uevent.o \
-	 earlycpio.o seq_buf.o siphash.o \
+	 earlycpio.o seq_buf.o siphash.o dec_and_lock.o \
 	 nmi_backtrace.o nodemask.o win_minmax.o
 
 lib-$(CONFIG_PRINTK) += dump_stack.o
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT) += smp_processor_id.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST) += list_debug.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS) += debugobjects.o
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_HAVE_DEC_LOCK),y)
-  lib-y += dec_and_lock.o
-endif
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_BITREVERSE) += bitrev.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RATIONAL)	+= rational.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRC_CCITT)	+= crc-ccitt.o