diff --git a/sys/alpha/alpha/pmap.c b/sys/alpha/alpha/pmap.c
index 341ac3a5a785..11571cb8305b 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/alpha/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/alpha/alpha/pmap.c
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ vm_size_t	Lev2mapsize, Lev3mapsize;
  */
 struct pmap kernel_pmap_store;
 
-vm_offset_t avail_end;		/* PA of last available physical page */
 vm_offset_t virtual_avail;	/* VA of first avail page (after kernel bss) */
 vm_offset_t virtual_end;	/* VA of last avail page (end of kernel AS) */
 static boolean_t pmap_initialized = FALSE;	/* Has pmap_init completed? */
@@ -511,9 +510,6 @@ pmap_bootstrap(vm_offset_t ptaddr, u_int maxasn)
 		Lev2map[i] = newpte;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; phys_avail[i+2]; i+= 2) ;
-	avail_end = phys_avail[i+1];
-
 	virtual_avail = VM_MIN_KERNEL_ADDRESS;
 	virtual_end = VPTBASE;
 
diff --git a/sys/alpha/include/pmap.h b/sys/alpha/include/pmap.h
index 51b813cde8ec..04a23a191475 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/include/pmap.h
+++ b/sys/alpha/include/pmap.h
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ typedef struct pv_entry {
 
 #ifdef	_KERNEL
 
-extern vm_offset_t avail_end;
 extern vm_offset_t phys_avail[];
 extern vm_offset_t virtual_avail;
 extern vm_offset_t virtual_end;