diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
index 870eaf5fa547..f0a4d0c0f967 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ static int __acpi_processor_start(struct acpi_device *device)
 	acpi_processor_load_module(pr);
 #endif
 	acpi_processor_get_throttling_info(pr);
-	acpi_processor_get_limit_info(pr);
+
+	if (pr->flags.throttling)
+		pr->flags.limit = 1;
 
 	if (!cpuidle_get_driver() || cpuidle_get_driver() == &acpi_idle_driver)
 		acpi_processor_power_init(pr);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
index e8e652710e65..d1d2e7fb5b30 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
@@ -186,18 +186,6 @@ static int cpufreq_set_cur_state(unsigned int cpu, int state)
 
 #endif
 
-int acpi_processor_get_limit_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
-{
-
-	if (!pr)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (pr->flags.throttling)
-		pr->flags.limit = 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* thermal coolign device callbacks */
 static int acpi_processor_max_state(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 {