diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 73b2909dddfe..0e8e2de2ed3e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ static void lapic_timer_state_broadcast(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 /*
  * Suspend / resume control
  */
-static int acpi_idle_suspend;
 static u32 saved_bm_rld;
 
 static void acpi_idle_bm_rld_save(void)
@@ -243,21 +242,13 @@ static void acpi_idle_bm_rld_restore(void)
 
 int acpi_processor_suspend(struct acpi_device * device, pm_message_t state)
 {
-	if (acpi_idle_suspend == 1)
-		return 0;
-
 	acpi_idle_bm_rld_save();
-	acpi_idle_suspend = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int acpi_processor_resume(struct acpi_device * device)
 {
-	if (acpi_idle_suspend == 0)
-		return 0;
-
 	acpi_idle_bm_rld_restore();
-	acpi_idle_suspend = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -763,13 +754,6 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_c1(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 
 	local_irq_disable();
 
-	/* Do not access any ACPI IO ports in suspend path */
-	if (acpi_idle_suspend) {
-		local_irq_enable();
-		cpu_relax();
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	lapic_timer_state_broadcast(pr, cx, 1);
 	kt1 = ktime_get_real();
 	acpi_idle_do_entry(cx);
@@ -810,13 +794,6 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_simple(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 
 	local_irq_disable();
 
-	if (acpi_idle_suspend) {
-		local_irq_enable();
-		cpu_relax();
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-
 	if (cx->entry_method != ACPI_CSTATE_FFH) {
 		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
 		/*
@@ -895,12 +872,6 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_bm(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 	if (unlikely(!pr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-
-	if (acpi_idle_suspend) {
-		cpu_relax();
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (!cx->bm_sts_skip && acpi_idle_bm_check()) {
 		if (drv->safe_state_index >= 0) {
 			return drv->states[drv->safe_state_index].enter(dev,