diff --git a/sys/compat/linprocfs/linprocfs.c b/sys/compat/linprocfs/linprocfs.c
index 0e668b0edde..5c60d4d8e71 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linprocfs/linprocfs.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linprocfs/linprocfs.c
@@ -201,10 +201,7 @@ linprocfs_domeminfo(PFS_FILL_ARGS)
 static int
 linprocfs_docpuinfo(PFS_FILL_ARGS)
 {
-	int hw_model[2];
-	char model[128];
 	uint64_t freq;
-	size_t size;
 	u_int cache_size[4];
 	u_int regs[4] = { 0 };
 	int fqmhz, fqkhz;
@@ -304,12 +301,6 @@ linprocfs_docpuinfo(PFS_FILL_ARGS)
 		"acc_power",
 	};
 
-	hw_model[0] = CTL_HW;
-	hw_model[1] = HW_MODEL;
-	model[0] = '\0';
-	size = sizeof(model);
-	if (kernel_sysctl(td, hw_model, 2, &model, &size, 0, 0, 0, 0) != 0)
-		strcpy(model, "unknown");
 #ifdef __i386__
 	switch (cpu_vendor_id) {
 	case CPU_VENDOR_AMD:
@@ -353,7 +344,7 @@ linprocfs_docpuinfo(PFS_FILL_ARGS)
 		    "cpuid level\t: %d\n"
 		    "wp\t\t: %s\n",
 		    i, cpu_vendor, CPUID_TO_FAMILY(cpu_id),
-		    CPUID_TO_MODEL(cpu_id), model, cpu_id & CPUID_STEPPING,
+		    CPUID_TO_MODEL(cpu_id), cpu_model, cpu_id & CPUID_STEPPING,
 		    fqmhz, fqkhz,
 		    (cache_size[2] >> 16), 0, mp_ncpus, i, mp_ncpus,
 		    i, i, /*cpu_id & CPUID_LOCAL_APIC_ID ??*/