diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 33ebec043800..8717a3343512 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1389,17 +1389,6 @@ free_tz:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips);
 
-struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type, int ntrips, int mask,
-							 void *devdata, struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
-							 const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp, int passive_delay,
-							 int polling_delay)
-{
-	return thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(type, NULL, ntrips, mask,
-						       devdata, ops, tzp,
-						       passive_delay, polling_delay);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_register);
-
 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_tripless_zone_device_register(
 					const char *type,
 					void *devdata,
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 1a1433eb9b59..c99440aac1a1 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -300,14 +300,6 @@ int thermal_acpi_critical_trip_temp(struct acpi_device *adev, int *ret_temp);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL
-struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(
-					const char *type,
-					int num_trips, int mask,
-					void *devdata,
-					struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
-					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp,
-					int passive_delay, int polling_delay);
-
 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(
 					const char *type,
 					struct thermal_trip *trips,
@@ -364,15 +356,6 @@ int thermal_zone_device_enable(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 int thermal_zone_device_disable(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 void thermal_zone_device_critical(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 #else
-static inline struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(
-					const char *type,
-					int num_trips, int mask,
-					void *devdata,
-					struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
-					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp,
-					int passive_delay, int polling_delay)
-{ return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV); }
-
 static inline struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(
 					const char *type,
 					struct thermal_trip *trips,