diff --git a/Documentation/process/magic-number.rst b/Documentation/process/magic-number.rst
index 7dada7abc733..d8ffbc21872e 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/magic-number.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/magic-number.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ APM_BIOS_MAGIC        0x4101           apm_user                 ``arch/x86/kerne
 FASYNC_MAGIC          0x4601           fasync_struct            ``include/linux/fs.h``
 SLIP_MAGIC            0x5302           slip                     ``drivers/net/slip.h``
 HDLCDRV_MAGIC         0x5ac6e778       hdlcdrv_state            ``include/linux/hdlcdrv.h``
-KV_MAGIC              0x5f4b565f       kernel_vars_s            ``arch/mips/include/asm/sn/klkernvars.h``
 CCB_MAGIC             0xf2691ad2       ccb                      ``drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c``
 QUEUE_MAGIC_FREE      0xf7e1c9a3       queue_entry              ``drivers/scsi/arm/queue.c``
 QUEUE_MAGIC_USED      0xf7e1cc33       queue_entry              ``drivers/scsi/arm/queue.c``
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/process/magic-number.rst b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/process/magic-number.rst
index f9634a04d349..0e59704aa617 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/process/magic-number.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/process/magic-number.rst
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ APM_BIOS_MAGIC        0x4101           apm_user                 ``arch/x86/kerne
 FASYNC_MAGIC          0x4601           fasync_struct            ``include/linux/fs.h``
 SLIP_MAGIC            0x5302           slip                     ``drivers/net/slip.h``
 HDLCDRV_MAGIC         0x5ac6e778       hdlcdrv_state            ``include/linux/hdlcdrv.h``
-KV_MAGIC              0x5f4b565f       kernel_vars_s            ``arch/mips/include/asm/sn/klkernvars.h``
 CCB_MAGIC             0xf2691ad2       ccb                      ``drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c``
 QUEUE_MAGIC_FREE      0xf7e1c9a3       queue_entry              ``drivers/scsi/arm/queue.c``
 QUEUE_MAGIC_USED      0xf7e1cc33       queue_entry              ``drivers/scsi/arm/queue.c``
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/process/magic-number.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/process/magic-number.rst
index 966b9e6b1a46..17a73661ef17 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/process/magic-number.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/process/magic-number.rst
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ APM_BIOS_MAGIC        0x4101           apm_user                 ``arch/x86/kerne
 FASYNC_MAGIC          0x4601           fasync_struct            ``include/linux/fs.h``
 SLIP_MAGIC            0x5302           slip                     ``drivers/net/slip.h``
 HDLCDRV_MAGIC         0x5ac6e778       hdlcdrv_state            ``include/linux/hdlcdrv.h``
-KV_MAGIC              0x5f4b565f       kernel_vars_s            ``arch/mips/include/asm/sn/klkernvars.h``
 CCB_MAGIC             0xf2691ad2       ccb                      ``drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c``
 QUEUE_MAGIC_FREE      0xf7e1c9a3       queue_entry              ``drivers/scsi/arm/queue.c``
 QUEUE_MAGIC_USED      0xf7e1cc33       queue_entry              ``drivers/scsi/arm/queue.c``
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/process/magic-number.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/process/magic-number.rst
index f3e87a6b3a01..9d44d49b93bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/process/magic-number.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/process/magic-number.rst
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ APM_BIOS_MAGIC        0x4101           apm_user                 ``arch/x86/kerne
 FASYNC_MAGIC          0x4601           fasync_struct            ``include/linux/fs.h``
 SLIP_MAGIC            0x5302           slip                     ``drivers/net/slip.h``
 HDLCDRV_MAGIC         0x5ac6e778       hdlcdrv_state            ``include/linux/hdlcdrv.h``
-KV_MAGIC              0x5f4b565f       kernel_vars_s            ``arch/mips/include/asm/sn/klkernvars.h``
 CCB_MAGIC             0xf2691ad2       ccb                      ``drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c``
 QUEUE_MAGIC_FREE      0xf7e1c9a3       queue_entry              ``drivers/scsi/arm/queue.c``
 QUEUE_MAGIC_USED      0xf7e1cc33       queue_entry              ``drivers/scsi/arm/queue.c``
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/sn/klkernvars.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/sn/klkernvars.h
index ea6b21795163..93d5eb873255 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/sn/klkernvars.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/sn/klkernvars.h
@@ -6,18 +6,14 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_SN_KLKERNVARS_H
 #define __ASM_SN_KLKERNVARS_H
 
-#define KV_MAGIC_OFFSET		0x0
-#define KV_RO_NASID_OFFSET	0x4
-#define KV_RW_NASID_OFFSET	0x6
-
-#define KV_MAGIC		0x5f4b565f
+#define KV_RO_NASID_OFFSET	0x0
+#define KV_RW_NASID_OFFSET	0x2
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <asm/sn/types.h>
 
 typedef struct kern_vars_s {
-	int		kv_magic;
 	nasid_t		kv_ro_nasid;
 	nasid_t		kv_rw_nasid;
 	unsigned long	kv_ro_baseaddr;
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-klnuma.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-klnuma.c
index abd7a84df7dd..82bb7ac20ef8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-klnuma.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-klnuma.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ static __init void set_ktext_source(nasid_t client_nasid, nasid_t server_nasid)
 
 	KERN_VARS_ADDR(client_nasid) = (unsigned long)kvp;
 
-	kvp->kv_magic = KV_MAGIC;
 	kvp->kv_ro_nasid = server_nasid;
 	kvp->kv_rw_nasid = master_nasid;
 	kvp->kv_ro_baseaddr = NODE_CAC_BASE(server_nasid);
