diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c
index 3f5f1dce1320..f3d308427665 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ struct time_in_idle {
  * @cdev: thermal_cooling_device pointer to keep track of the
  *	registered cooling device.
  * @policy: cpufreq policy.
- * @node: list_head to link all cpufreq_cooling_device together.
  * @idle_time: idle time stats
  * @qos_req: PM QoS contraint to apply
  *
@@ -72,16 +71,12 @@ struct cpufreq_cooling_device {
 	unsigned int max_level;
 	struct em_perf_domain *em;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
-	struct list_head node;
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 	struct time_in_idle *idle_time;
 #endif
 	struct freq_qos_request qos_req;
 };
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(cooling_list_lock);
-static LIST_HEAD(cpufreq_cdev_list);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_GOV_POWER_ALLOCATOR
 /**
  * get_level: Find the level for a particular frequency
@@ -602,10 +597,6 @@ __cpufreq_cooling_register(struct device_node *np,
 	if (IS_ERR(cdev))
 		goto remove_qos_req;
 
-	mutex_lock(&cooling_list_lock);
-	list_add(&cpufreq_cdev->node, &cpufreq_cdev_list);
-	mutex_unlock(&cooling_list_lock);
-
 	return cdev;
 
 remove_qos_req:
@@ -697,10 +688,6 @@ void cpufreq_cooling_unregister(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 
 	cpufreq_cdev = cdev->devdata;
 
-	mutex_lock(&cooling_list_lock);
-	list_del(&cpufreq_cdev->node);
-	mutex_unlock(&cooling_list_lock);
-
 	thermal_cooling_device_unregister(cdev);
 	freq_qos_remove_request(&cpufreq_cdev->qos_req);
 	free_idle_time(cpufreq_cdev);