diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/arch/x86/exception.c b/payloads/libpayload/arch/x86/exception.c
index 3cd95bbde2..1fa1304f62 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/arch/x86/exception.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/arch/x86/exception.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 
 u32 exception_stack[0x400] __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 
-static exception_hook hook;
-
 static interrupt_handler handlers[256];
 
 static const char *names[EXC_COUNT] = {
@@ -181,9 +179,6 @@ void exception_dispatch(void)
 	die_if(vec >= EXC_COUNT || !names[vec], "Bad exception vector %u\n",
 	       vec);
 
-	if (hook && hook(vec))
-		return;
-
 	dump_exception_state();
 	dump_stack(exception_state->regs.esp, 512);
 	halt();
@@ -195,12 +190,6 @@ void exception_init(void)
 	exception_init_asm();
 }
 
-void exception_install_hook(exception_hook h)
-{
-	die_if(hook, "Implement support for a list of hooks if you need it.");
-	hook = h;
-}
-
 void set_interrupt_handler(u8 vector, interrupt_handler handler)
 {
 	handlers[vector] = handler;