diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 58533ea75cd9..38d393f139d8 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -347,10 +347,6 @@ static void handle_thermal_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip_id)
 {
 	struct thermal_trip trip;
 
-	/* Ignore disabled trip points */
-	if (test_bit(trip_id, &tz->trips_disabled))
-		return;
-
 	__thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, trip_id, &trip);
 
 	if (trip.temperature == THERMAL_TEMP_INVALID)
@@ -1231,7 +1227,6 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *type, struct thermal_trip *t
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
 	int id;
 	int result;
-	int count;
 	struct thermal_governor *governor;
 
 	if (!type || strlen(type) == 0) {
@@ -1328,14 +1323,6 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *type, struct thermal_trip *t
 	if (result)
 		goto release_device;
 
-	for (count = 0; count < num_trips; count++) {
-		struct thermal_trip trip;
-
-		result = thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, count, &trip);
-		if (result || !trip.temperature)
-			set_bit(count, &tz->trips_disabled);
-	}
-
 	/* Update 'this' zone's governor information */
 	mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index a5ae4af955ff..6cfcae22ba12 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device {
  * @devdata:	private pointer for device private data
  * @trips:	an array of struct thermal_trip
  * @num_trips:	number of trip points the thermal zone supports
- * @trips_disabled;	bitmap for disabled trips
  * @passive_delay_jiffies: number of jiffies to wait between polls when
  *			performing passive cooling.
  * @polling_delay_jiffies: number of jiffies to wait between polls when
@@ -163,7 +162,6 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
 	void *devdata;
 	struct thermal_trip *trips;
 	int num_trips;
-	unsigned long trips_disabled;	/* bitmap for disabled trips */
 	unsigned long passive_delay_jiffies;
 	unsigned long polling_delay_jiffies;
 	int temperature;