diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/machdep.c b/sys/arm/arm/machdep.c
--- a/sys/arm/arm/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/machdep.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
 
 	/* Establish static device mappings. */
 	err_devmap = platform_devmap_init();
-	devmap_bootstrap(0, NULL);
+	devmap_bootstrap();
 	vm_max_kernel_address = platform_lastaddr();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@
 
 	physmem_init_kernel_globals();
 
-	devmap_bootstrap(0, NULL);
+	devmap_bootstrap();
 
 	valid = bus_probe();
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_devmap.c b/sys/kern/subr_devmap.c
--- a/sys/kern/subr_devmap.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_devmap.c
@@ -165,28 +165,19 @@
 /*
  * Map all of the static regions in the devmap table, and remember the devmap
  * table so the mapdev, ptov, and vtop functions can do lookups later.
- *
- * If a non-NULL table pointer is given it is used unconditionally, otherwise
- * the previously-registered table is used.  This smooths transition from legacy
- * code that fills in a local table then calls this function passing that table,
- * and newer code that uses devmap_register_table() in platform-specific
- * code, then lets the common platform-specific init function call this function
- * with a NULL pointer.
  */
 void
-devmap_bootstrap(vm_offset_t l1pt, const struct devmap_entry *table)
+devmap_bootstrap(void)
 {
 	const struct devmap_entry *pd;
 
 	devmap_bootstrap_done = true;
 
 	/*
-	 * If given a table pointer, use it.  Otherwise, if a table was
-	 * previously registered, use it.  Otherwise, no work to do.
+	 * If a table was previously registered, use it.  Otherwise, no work to
+	 * do.
 	 */
-	if (table != NULL)
-		devmap_table = table;
-	else if (devmap_table == NULL)
+	if (devmap_table == NULL)
 		return;
 
 	for (pd = devmap_table; pd->pd_size != 0; ++pd) {
diff --git a/sys/riscv/riscv/machdep.c b/sys/riscv/riscv/machdep.c
--- a/sys/riscv/riscv/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/riscv/riscv/machdep.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
 	physmem_init_kernel_globals();
 
 	/* Establish static device mappings */
-	devmap_bootstrap(0, NULL);
+	devmap_bootstrap();
 
 	cninit();
 
diff --git a/sys/sys/devmap.h b/sys/sys/devmap.h
--- a/sys/sys/devmap.h
+++ b/sys/sys/devmap.h
@@ -71,11 +71,10 @@
  * Establish mappings for all the entries in the table.  This is called
  * automatically from the common platform-specific init function in
  * <ARCH>/machdep.c, and also from the custom platform-specific init routines
- * in older code.  If the table pointer is NULL, this will use the table
- * installed previously by devmap_register_table().
+ * in older code.  This function only has an effect when a table was installed
+ * previously by devmap_register_table().
  */
-void devmap_bootstrap(vm_offset_t _l1pt,
-    const struct devmap_entry *_table);
+void devmap_bootstrap(void);
 
 /*
  * Translate between virtual and physical addresses within a region that is