diff --git a/arch/arm/core/aarch64/swap_helper.S b/arch/arm/core/aarch64/swap_helper.S
index 28140f7db87..6c6e3b9239b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/aarch64/swap_helper.S
+++ b/arch/arm/core/aarch64/swap_helper.S
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, z_arm64_pendsv)
 	ldr	x2, [x1, #_kernel_offset_to_ready_q_cache]
 	str	x2, [x1, #_kernel_offset_to_current]
 
-	/* load _kernel into x1 and current k_thread into x2 */
-	ldr	x1, =_kernel
-	ldr	x2, [x1, #_kernel_offset_to_current]
-
 	/* addr of callee-saved regs in thread in x0 */
 	ldr	x0, =_thread_offset_to_callee_saved
 	add	x0, x0, x2