diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/memcpy-archs.S b/arch/arc/lib/memcpy-archs.S
index d61044dd8b58..ea14b0bf3116 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/memcpy-archs.S
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/memcpy-archs.S
@@ -25,15 +25,11 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LL64
-# define PREFETCH_READ(RX)	prefetch    [RX, 56]
-# define PREFETCH_WRITE(RX)	prefetchw   [RX, 64]
 # define LOADX(DST,RX)		ldd.ab	DST, [RX, 8]
 # define STOREX(SRC,RX)		std.ab	SRC, [RX, 8]
 # define ZOLSHFT		5
 # define ZOLAND			0x1F
 #else
-# define PREFETCH_READ(RX)	prefetch    [RX, 28]
-# define PREFETCH_WRITE(RX)	prefetchw   [RX, 32]
 # define LOADX(DST,RX)		ld.ab	DST, [RX, 4]
 # define STOREX(SRC,RX)		st.ab	SRC, [RX, 4]
 # define ZOLSHFT		4
@@ -41,8 +37,6 @@
 #endif
 
 ENTRY_CFI(memcpy)
-	prefetch [r1]		; Prefetch the read location
-	prefetchw [r0]		; Prefetch the write location
 	mov.f	0, r2
 ;;; if size is zero
 	jz.d	[blink]
@@ -72,8 +66,6 @@ ENTRY_CFI(memcpy)
 	lpnz	@.Lcopy32_64bytes
 	;; LOOP START
 	LOADX (r6, r1)
-	PREFETCH_READ (r1)
-	PREFETCH_WRITE (r3)
 	LOADX (r8, r1)
 	LOADX (r10, r1)
 	LOADX (r4, r1)
@@ -117,9 +109,7 @@ ENTRY_CFI(memcpy)
 	lpnz	@.Lcopy8bytes_1
 	;; LOOP START
 	ld.ab	r6, [r1, 4]
-	prefetch [r1, 28]	;Prefetch the next read location
 	ld.ab	r8, [r1,4]
-	prefetchw [r3, 32]	;Prefetch the next write location
 
 	SHIFT_1	(r7, r6, 24)
 	or	r7, r7, r5
@@ -162,9 +152,7 @@ ENTRY_CFI(memcpy)
 	lpnz	@.Lcopy8bytes_2
 	;; LOOP START
 	ld.ab	r6, [r1, 4]
-	prefetch [r1, 28]	;Prefetch the next read location
 	ld.ab	r8, [r1,4]
-	prefetchw [r3, 32]	;Prefetch the next write location
 
 	SHIFT_1	(r7, r6, 16)
 	or	r7, r7, r5
@@ -204,9 +192,7 @@ ENTRY_CFI(memcpy)
 	lpnz	@.Lcopy8bytes_3
 	;; LOOP START
 	ld.ab	r6, [r1, 4]
-	prefetch [r1, 28]	;Prefetch the next read location
 	ld.ab	r8, [r1,4]
-	prefetchw [r3, 32]	;Prefetch the next write location
 
 	SHIFT_1	(r7, r6, 8)
 	or	r7, r7, r5