diff --git a/mm/khugepaged.c b/mm/khugepaged.c
index e991011..9d40dd8 100644
--- a/mm/khugepaged.c
+++ b/mm/khugepaged.c
@@ -756,11 +756,7 @@ static void __collapse_huge_page_copy(pte_t *pte, struct page *page,
 				 * ptl mostly unnecessary.
 				 */
 				spin_lock(ptl);
-				/*
-				 * paravirt calls inside pte_clear here are
-				 * superfluous.
-				 */
-				pte_clear(vma->vm_mm, address, _pte);
+				ptep_clear(vma->vm_mm, address, _pte);
 				spin_unlock(ptl);
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -774,11 +770,7 @@ static void __collapse_huge_page_copy(pte_t *pte, struct page *page,
 			 * inside page_remove_rmap().
 			 */
 			spin_lock(ptl);
-			/*
-			 * paravirt calls inside pte_clear here are
-			 * superfluous.
-			 */
-			pte_clear(vma->vm_mm, address, _pte);
+			ptep_clear(vma->vm_mm, address, _pte);
 			page_remove_rmap(src_page, false);
 			spin_unlock(ptl);
 			free_page_and_swap_cache(src_page);