diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 3cbd98729ab1..82c2fcf7e585 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -399,11 +399,8 @@ void __noreturn die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (in_interrupt())
 		panic("Fatal exception in interrupt");
 
-	if (panic_on_oops) {
-		printk(KERN_EMERG "Fatal exception: panic in 5 seconds");
-		ssleep(5);
+	if (panic_on_oops)
 		panic("Fatal exception");
-	}
 
 	if (regs && kexec_should_crash(current))
 		crash_kexec(regs);