diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index 4531c46028cd..c80b80d48644 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -162,21 +162,12 @@ static struct notifier_block dbs_cpufreq_notifier_block = {
 };
 
 /************************** sysfs interface ************************/
-static ssize_t show_sampling_rate_max(struct kobject *kobj,
-				      struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-	printk_once(KERN_INFO "CPUFREQ: conservative sampling_rate_max "
-		    "sysfs file is deprecated - used by: %s\n", current->comm);
-	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", -1U);
-}
-
 static ssize_t show_sampling_rate_min(struct kobject *kobj,
 				      struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", min_sampling_rate);
 }
 
-define_one_global_ro(sampling_rate_max);
 define_one_global_ro(sampling_rate_min);
 
 /* cpufreq_conservative Governor Tunables */
@@ -213,10 +204,8 @@ show_one_old(down_threshold);
 show_one_old(ignore_nice_load);
 show_one_old(freq_step);
 show_one_old(sampling_rate_min);
-show_one_old(sampling_rate_max);
 
 cpufreq_freq_attr_ro_old(sampling_rate_min);
-cpufreq_freq_attr_ro_old(sampling_rate_max);
 
 /*** delete after deprecation time ***/
 
@@ -362,7 +351,6 @@ define_one_global_rw(ignore_nice_load);
 define_one_global_rw(freq_step);
 
 static struct attribute *dbs_attributes[] = {
-	&sampling_rate_max.attr,
 	&sampling_rate_min.attr,
 	&sampling_rate.attr,
 	&sampling_down_factor.attr,
@@ -403,7 +391,6 @@ cpufreq_freq_attr_rw_old(ignore_nice_load);
 cpufreq_freq_attr_rw_old(freq_step);
 
 static struct attribute *dbs_attributes_old[] = {
-	&sampling_rate_max_old.attr,
 	&sampling_rate_min_old.attr,
 	&sampling_rate_old.attr,
 	&sampling_down_factor_old.attr,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 059179db1985..9dbb76397465 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -235,21 +235,12 @@ static void ondemand_powersave_bias_init(void)
 
 /************************** sysfs interface ************************/
 
-static ssize_t show_sampling_rate_max(struct kobject *kobj,
-				      struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-	printk_once(KERN_INFO "CPUFREQ: ondemand sampling_rate_max "
-	       "sysfs file is deprecated - used by: %s\n", current->comm);
-	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", -1U);
-}
-
 static ssize_t show_sampling_rate_min(struct kobject *kobj,
 				      struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", min_sampling_rate);
 }
 
-define_one_global_ro(sampling_rate_max);
 define_one_global_ro(sampling_rate_min);
 
 /* cpufreq_ondemand Governor Tunables */
@@ -285,10 +276,8 @@ show_one_old(up_threshold);
 show_one_old(ignore_nice_load);
 show_one_old(powersave_bias);
 show_one_old(sampling_rate_min);
-show_one_old(sampling_rate_max);
 
 cpufreq_freq_attr_ro_old(sampling_rate_min);
-cpufreq_freq_attr_ro_old(sampling_rate_max);
 
 /*** delete after deprecation time ***/
 
@@ -433,7 +422,6 @@ define_one_global_rw(ignore_nice_load);
 define_one_global_rw(powersave_bias);
 
 static struct attribute *dbs_attributes[] = {
-	&sampling_rate_max.attr,
 	&sampling_rate_min.attr,
 	&sampling_rate.attr,
 	&up_threshold.attr,
@@ -470,7 +458,6 @@ cpufreq_freq_attr_rw_old(ignore_nice_load);
 cpufreq_freq_attr_rw_old(powersave_bias);
 
 static struct attribute *dbs_attributes_old[] = {
-       &sampling_rate_max_old.attr,
        &sampling_rate_min_old.attr,
        &sampling_rate_old.attr,
        &up_threshold_old.attr,