diff --git a/Documentation/cpuidle/governor.txt b/Documentation/cpuidle/governor.txt
index 12c6bd50c9f6..d9020f5e847b 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpuidle/governor.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpuidle/governor.txt
@@ -25,5 +25,4 @@ kernel configuration and platform will be selected by cpuidle.
 
 Interfaces:
 extern int cpuidle_register_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov);
-extern void cpuidle_unregister_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov);
 struct cpuidle_governor
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governor.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governor.c
index ea2f8e7aa24a..ca89412f5122 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governor.c
@@ -96,46 +96,3 @@ int cpuidle_register_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-
-/**
- * cpuidle_replace_governor - find a replacement governor
- * @exclude_rating: the rating that will be skipped while looking for
- * new governor.
- */
-static struct cpuidle_governor *cpuidle_replace_governor(int exclude_rating)
-{
-	struct cpuidle_governor *gov;
-	struct cpuidle_governor *ret_gov = NULL;
-	unsigned int max_rating = 0;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(gov, &cpuidle_governors, governor_list) {
-		if (gov->rating == exclude_rating)
-			continue;
-		if (gov->rating > max_rating) {
-			max_rating = gov->rating;
-			ret_gov = gov;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ret_gov;
-}
-
-/**
- * cpuidle_unregister_governor - unregisters a governor
- * @gov: the governor
- */
-void cpuidle_unregister_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov)
-{
-	if (!gov)
-		return;
-
-	mutex_lock(&cpuidle_lock);
-	if (gov == cpuidle_curr_governor) {
-		struct cpuidle_governor *new_gov;
-		new_gov = cpuidle_replace_governor(gov->rating);
-		cpuidle_switch_governor(new_gov);
-	}
-	list_del(&gov->governor_list);
-	mutex_unlock(&cpuidle_lock);
-}
-
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index c082425757f4..50fcbb0ac4e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -195,16 +195,10 @@ struct cpuidle_governor {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_IDLE
-
 extern int cpuidle_register_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov);
-extern void cpuidle_unregister_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov);
-
 #else
-
 static inline int cpuidle_register_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov)
 {return 0;}
-static inline void cpuidle_unregister_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov) { }
-
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_RELAX