diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 1fd6a4a34c15..ef6762a7cdf7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id processor_power_dmi_table[] = {
 	  DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "ASUSTeK Computer Inc."),
 	  DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME,"L8400B series Notebook PC")},
 	 (void *)1},
-	/* T40 can not handle C3 idle state */
-	{ set_max_cstate, "IBM ThinkPad T40", {
-	  DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "IBM"),
-	  DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "23737CU")},
-	 (void *)2},
 	{},
 };