diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/Kconfig
index e026b19b23ea..a075b3e0c5c7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/Kconfig
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ config ARCH_DAVINCI_DA850
 	bool "DA850/OMAP-L138/AM18x based system"
 	select ARCH_DAVINCI_DA8XX
 	select ARCH_HAS_CPUFREQ
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	select CP_INTC
 
 config ARCH_DAVINCI_DA8XX
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig
index a8427115ee07..96100dbf5a2e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig
@@ -615,14 +615,12 @@ endmenu
 config PXA25x
 	bool
 	select CPU_XSCALE
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE if CPU_FREQ
 	help
 	  Select code specific to PXA21x/25x/26x variants
 
 config PXA27x
 	bool
 	select CPU_XSCALE
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE if CPU_FREQ
 	help
 	  Select code specific to PXA27x variants
 
@@ -635,7 +633,6 @@ config CPU_PXA26x
 config PXA3xx
 	bool
 	select CPU_XSC3
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE if CPU_FREQ
 	help
 	  Select code specific to PXA3xx variants
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/Kconfig
index 99a28d628297..7a3fc1af6944 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/Kconfig
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ config UX500_SOC_COMMON
 
 config UX500_SOC_DB8500
 	bool
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE if CPU_FREQ
 	select MFD_DB8500_PRCMU
 	select PINCTRL_DB8500
 	select PINCTRL_DB8540
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index f78c9a2c7e28..eb382aedd9a2 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -1429,7 +1429,6 @@ source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig"
 config BFIN_CPU_FREQ
 	bool
 	depends on CPU_FREQ
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	default y
 
 config CPU_VOLTAGE
diff --git a/arch/cris/Kconfig b/arch/cris/Kconfig
index 02380bed189c..9c957c81c688 100644
--- a/arch/cris/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/Kconfig
@@ -130,13 +130,11 @@ config SVINTO_SIM
 
 config ETRAXFS
 	bool "ETRAX-FS-V32"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE if CPU_FREQ
 	help
 	  Support CRIS V32.
 
 config CRIS_MACH_ARTPEC3
         bool "ARTPEC-3"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE if CPU_FREQ
         help
           Support Axis ARTPEC-3.
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index 2d06754f4a04..38093e272377 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ menu "CPU Frequency scaling"
 
 config CPU_FREQ
 	bool "CPU Frequency scaling"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  CPU Frequency scaling allows you to change the clock speed of 
 	  CPUs on the fly. This is a nice method to save power, because 
@@ -18,15 +17,11 @@ config CPU_FREQ
 
 if CPU_FREQ
 
-config CPU_FREQ_TABLE
-	tristate
-
 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
 	bool
 
 config CPU_FREQ_STAT
 	tristate "CPU frequency translation statistics"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  This driver exports CPU frequency statistics information through sysfs
@@ -144,7 +139,6 @@ config CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
 
 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
 	tristate "'ondemand' cpufreq policy governor"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
 	help
 	  'ondemand' - This driver adds a dynamic cpufreq policy governor.
@@ -188,7 +182,6 @@ config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
 config GENERIC_CPUFREQ_CPU0
 	tristate "Generic CPU0 cpufreq driver"
 	depends on HAVE_CLK && REGULATOR && PM_OPP && OF
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds a generic cpufreq driver for CPU0 frequency management.
 	  It supports both uniprocessor (UP) and symmetric multiprocessor (SMP)
@@ -224,7 +217,6 @@ depends on IA64
 
 config IA64_ACPI_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "ACPI Processor P-States driver"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR
 	help
 	This driver adds a CPUFreq driver which utilizes the ACPI
@@ -241,7 +233,6 @@ depends on MIPS
 
 config LOONGSON2_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "Loongson2 CPUFreq Driver"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This option adds a CPUFreq driver for loongson processors which
 	  support software configurable cpu frequency.
@@ -263,7 +254,6 @@ menu "SPARC CPU frequency scaling drivers"
 depends on SPARC64
 config SPARC_US3_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "UltraSPARC-III CPU Frequency driver"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for UltraSPARC-III processors.
 
@@ -273,7 +263,6 @@ config SPARC_US3_CPUFREQ
 
 config SPARC_US2E_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "UltraSPARC-IIe CPU Frequency driver"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for UltraSPARC-IIe processors.
 
@@ -286,7 +275,6 @@ menu "SH CPU Frequency scaling"
 depends on SUPERH
 config SH_CPU_FREQ
 	tristate "SuperH CPU Frequency driver"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds the cpufreq driver for SuperH. Any CPU that supports
 	  clock rate rounding through the clock framework can use this
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
index 0fa204b244bd..701ec95ce954 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 config ARM_BIG_LITTLE_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "Generic ARM big LITTLE CPUfreq driver"
 	depends on ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY && PM_OPP && HAVE_CLK
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This enables the Generic CPUfreq driver for ARM big.LITTLE platforms.
 
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ config ARM_DT_BL_CPUFREQ
 
 config ARM_EXYNOS_CPUFREQ
 	bool
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 
 config ARM_EXYNOS4210_CPUFREQ
 	bool "SAMSUNG EXYNOS4210"
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ config ARM_EXYNOS5440_CPUFREQ
 	depends on SOC_EXYNOS5440
 	depends on HAVE_CLK && PM_OPP && OF
 	default y
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for Samsung EXYNOS5440
 	  SoC. The nature of exynos5440 clock controller is
@@ -85,7 +82,6 @@ config ARM_IMX6Q_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "Freescale i.MX6Q cpufreq support"
 	depends on SOC_IMX6Q
 	depends on REGULATOR_ANATOP
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds cpufreq driver support for Freescale i.MX6Q SOC.
 
@@ -101,7 +97,6 @@ config ARM_INTEGRATOR
 
 config ARM_KIRKWOOD_CPUFREQ
 	def_bool ARCH_KIRKWOOD && OF
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for Marvell Kirkwood
 	  SoCs.
@@ -110,7 +105,6 @@ config ARM_OMAP2PLUS_CPUFREQ
 	bool "TI OMAP2+"
 	depends on ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
 	default ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 
 config ARM_S3C_CPUFREQ
 	bool
@@ -165,7 +159,6 @@ config ARM_S3C2412_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_S3C2416_CPUFREQ
 	bool "S3C2416 CPU Frequency scaling support"
 	depends on CPU_S3C2416
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for the Samsung S3C2416 and
 	  S3C2450 SoC. The S3C2416 supports changing the rate of the
@@ -196,7 +189,6 @@ config ARM_S3C2440_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_S3C64XX_CPUFREQ
 	bool "Samsung S3C64XX"
 	depends on CPU_S3C6410
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for Samsung S3C6410 SoC.
@@ -206,7 +198,6 @@ config ARM_S3C64XX_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_S5PV210_CPUFREQ
 	bool "Samsung S5PV210 and S5PC110"
 	depends on CPU_S5PV210
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for Samsung S5PV210 and
@@ -223,7 +214,6 @@ config ARM_SA1110_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_SPEAR_CPUFREQ
 	bool "SPEAr CPUFreq support"
 	depends on PLAT_SPEAR
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver support for SPEAr SOCs.
@@ -231,7 +221,6 @@ config ARM_SPEAR_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_TEGRA_CPUFREQ
 	bool "TEGRA CPUFreq support"
 	depends on ARCH_TEGRA
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver support for TEGRA SOCs.
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.powerpc b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.powerpc
index 25ca9db62e09..ca0021a96e19 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.powerpc
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.powerpc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config CPU_FREQ_CBE
 	tristate "CBE frequency scaling"
 	depends on CBE_RAS && PPC_CELL
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	default m
 	help
 	  This adds the cpufreq driver for Cell BE processors.
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ config CPU_FREQ_CBE_PMI
 config CPU_FREQ_MAPLE
 	bool "Support for Maple 970FX Evaluation Board"
 	depends on PPC_MAPLE
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds support for frequency switching on Maple 970FX
 	  Evaluation Board and compatible boards (IBM JS2x blades).
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ config CPU_FREQ_MAPLE
 config PPC_CORENET_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "CPU frequency scaling driver for Freescale E500MC SoCs"
 	depends on PPC_E500MC && OF && COMMON_CLK
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	select CLK_PPC_CORENET
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver support for Freescale e500mc,
@@ -38,7 +35,6 @@ config PPC_CORENET_CPUFREQ
 config CPU_FREQ_PMAC
 	bool "Support for Apple PowerBooks"
 	depends on ADB_PMU && PPC32
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds support for frequency switching on Apple PowerBooks,
 	  this currently includes some models of iBook & Titanium
@@ -47,7 +43,6 @@ config CPU_FREQ_PMAC
 config CPU_FREQ_PMAC64
 	bool "Support for some Apple G5s"
 	depends on PPC_PMAC && PPC64
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds support for frequency switching on Apple iMac G5,
 	  and some of the more recent desktop G5 machines as well.
@@ -55,7 +50,6 @@ config CPU_FREQ_PMAC64
 config PPC_PASEMI_CPUFREQ
 	bool "Support for PA Semi PWRficient"
 	depends on PPC_PASEMI
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  This adds the support for frequency switching on PA Semi
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86 b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
index e2b6eabef221..6897ad85b046 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ config X86_PCC_CPUFREQ
 
 config X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "ACPI Processor P-States driver"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR
 	help
 	  This driver adds a CPUFreq driver which utilizes the ACPI
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ config X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ_CPB
 
 config ELAN_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "AMD Elan SC400 and SC410"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on MELAN
 	---help---
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for AMD Elan SC400 and SC410
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ config ELAN_CPUFREQ
 
 config SC520_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "AMD Elan SC520"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on MELAN
 	---help---
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for AMD Elan SC520 processor.
@@ -88,7 +85,6 @@ config SC520_CPUFREQ
 
 config X86_POWERNOW_K6
 	tristate "AMD Mobile K6-2/K6-3 PowerNow!"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on X86_32
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for mobile AMD K6-2+ and mobile
@@ -100,7 +96,6 @@ config X86_POWERNOW_K6
 
 config X86_POWERNOW_K7
 	tristate "AMD Mobile Athlon/Duron PowerNow!"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on X86_32
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for mobile AMD K7 mobile processors.
@@ -118,7 +113,6 @@ config X86_POWERNOW_K7_ACPI
 
 config X86_POWERNOW_K8
 	tristate "AMD Opteron/Athlon64 PowerNow!"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on ACPI && ACPI_PROCESSOR && X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for K8/early Opteron/Athlon64 processors.
@@ -132,7 +126,6 @@ config X86_POWERNOW_K8
 config X86_AMD_FREQ_SENSITIVITY
 	tristate "AMD frequency sensitivity feedback powersave bias"
 	depends on CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND && X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ && CPU_SUP_AMD
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds AMD-specific powersave bias function to the ondemand
 	  governor, which allows it to make more power-conscious frequency
@@ -160,7 +153,6 @@ config X86_GX_SUSPMOD
 
 config X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO
 	tristate "Intel Enhanced SpeedStep (deprecated)"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	select X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_TABLE if X86_32
 	depends on X86_32 || (X86_64 && ACPI_PROCESSOR)
 	help
@@ -190,7 +182,6 @@ config X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_TABLE
 
 config X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH
 	tristate "Intel Speedstep on ICH-M chipsets (ioport interface)"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on X86_32
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for certain mobile Intel Pentium III
@@ -204,7 +195,6 @@ config X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH
 
 config X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI
 	tristate "Intel SpeedStep on 440BX/ZX/MX chipsets (SMI interface)"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on X86_32
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for certain mobile Intel Pentium III
@@ -217,7 +207,6 @@ config X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI
 
 config X86_P4_CLOCKMOD
 	tristate "Intel Pentium 4 clock modulation"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for Intel Pentium 4 / XEON
 	  processors.  When enabled it will lower CPU temperature by skipping
@@ -259,7 +248,6 @@ config X86_LONGRUN
 
 config X86_LONGHAUL
 	tristate "VIA Cyrix III Longhaul"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on X86_32 && ACPI_PROCESSOR
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for VIA Samuel/CyrixIII,
@@ -272,7 +260,6 @@ config X86_LONGHAUL
 
 config X86_E_POWERSAVER
 	tristate "VIA C7 Enhanced PowerSaver (DANGEROUS)"
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	depends on X86_32 && ACPI_PROCESSOR
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for VIA C7 processors.  However, this driver
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile b/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
index ad5866c2ada0..b7948bbbbf1f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # CPUfreq core
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ)			+= cpufreq.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ)			+= cpufreq.o freq_table.o
 # CPUfreq stats
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT)             += cpufreq_stats.o
 
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND)	+= cpufreq_ondemand.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE)	+= cpufreq_conservative.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON)		+= cpufreq_governor.o
 
-# CPUfreq cross-arch helpers
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE)		+= freq_table.o
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPUFREQ_CPU0)	+= cpufreq-cpu0.o
 
 ##################################################################################
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 985f325adc4f..f0897c75468b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -986,9 +986,7 @@ static void update_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cpu)
 
 	up_write(&per_cpu(cpu_policy_rwsem, policy->last_cpu));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	cpufreq_frequency_table_update_policy_cpu(policy);
-#endif
 	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
 			CPUFREQ_UPDATE_POLICY_CPU, policy);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
index dbfc390330ac..5ef596765060 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ config THERMAL_GOV_USER_SPACE
 config CPU_THERMAL
 	bool "generic cpu cooling support"
 	depends on CPU_FREQ
-	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 	help
 	  This implements the generic cpu cooling mechanism through frequency
 	  reduction. An ACPI version of this already exists