diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/sysfs-api.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/sysfs-api.rst
index e7520cb439ac..a4969c474cc3 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/sysfs-api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/sysfs-api.rst
@@ -520,19 +520,6 @@ available_policies
 
 	RW, Optional
 
-passive
-	Attribute is only present for zones in which the passive cooling
-	policy is not supported by native thermal driver. Default is zero
-	and can be set to a temperature (in millidegrees) to enable a
-	passive trip point for the zone. Activation is done by polling with
-	an interval of 1 second.
-
-	Unit: millidegrees Celsius
-
-	Valid values: 0 (disabled) or greater than 1000
-
-	RW, Optional
-
 emul_temp
 	Interface to set the emulated temperature method in thermal zone
 	(sensor). After setting this temperature, the thermal zone may pass
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/gov_step_wise.c b/drivers/thermal/gov_step_wise.c
index 2ae7198d3067..12acb12aac50 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/gov_step_wise.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/gov_step_wise.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static void update_passive_instance(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	 * If value is +1, activate a passive instance.
 	 * If value is -1, deactivate a passive instance.
 	 */
-	if (type == THERMAL_TRIP_PASSIVE || type == THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE)
+	if (type == THERMAL_TRIP_PASSIVE)
 		tz->passive += value;
 }
 
@@ -122,13 +122,8 @@ static void thermal_zone_trip_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
 	bool throttle = false;
 	int old_target;
 
-	if (trip == THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE) {
-		trip_temp = tz->forced_passive;
-		trip_type = THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE;
-	} else {
-		tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, trip, &trip_temp);
-		tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, trip, &trip_type);
-	}
+	tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, trip, &trip_temp);
+	tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, trip, &trip_type);
 
 	trend = get_tz_trend(tz, trip);
 
@@ -189,9 +184,6 @@ static int step_wise_throttle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
 
 	thermal_zone_trip_update(tz, trip);
 
-	if (tz->forced_passive)
-		thermal_zone_trip_update(tz, THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE);
-
 	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(instance, &tz->thermal_instances, tz_node)
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
index 0866e949339b..4e7f9e880d76 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
@@ -216,49 +216,6 @@ trip_point_hyst_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	return ret ? ret : sprintf(buf, "%d\n", temperature);
 }
 
-static ssize_t
-passive_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-	      const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
-	int state;
-
-	if (sscanf(buf, "%d\n", &state) != 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* sanity check: values below 1000 millicelcius don't make sense
-	 * and can cause the system to go into a thermal heart attack
-	 */
-	if (state && state < 1000)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (state && !tz->forced_passive) {
-		if (!tz->passive_delay)
-			tz->passive_delay = 1000;
-		thermal_zone_device_rebind_exception(tz, "Processor",
-						     sizeof("Processor"));
-	} else if (!state && tz->forced_passive) {
-		tz->passive_delay = 0;
-		thermal_zone_device_unbind_exception(tz, "Processor",
-						     sizeof("Processor"));
-	}
-
-	tz->forced_passive = state;
-
-	thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
-
-	return count;
-}
-
-static ssize_t
-passive_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-	     char *buf)
-{
-	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
-
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", tz->forced_passive);
-}
-
 static ssize_t
 policy_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	     const char *buf, size_t count)
@@ -403,7 +360,6 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(sustainable_power);
 
 /* These thermal zone device attributes are created based on conditions */
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(mode);
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(passive);
 
 /* These attributes are unconditionally added to a thermal zone */
 static struct attribute *thermal_zone_dev_attrs[] = {
@@ -438,45 +394,9 @@ static const struct attribute_group thermal_zone_mode_attribute_group = {
 	.attrs = thermal_zone_mode_attrs,
 };
 
-/* We expose passive only if passive trips are present */
-static struct attribute *thermal_zone_passive_attrs[] = {
-	&dev_attr_passive.attr,
-	NULL,
-};
-
-static umode_t thermal_zone_passive_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
-					       struct attribute *attr,
-					       int attrno)
-{
-	struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
-	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
-	enum thermal_trip_type trip_type;
-	int count, passive = 0;
-
-	tz = container_of(dev, struct thermal_zone_device, device);
-
-	for (count = 0; count < tz->trips && !passive; count++) {
-		tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, count, &trip_type);
-
-		if (trip_type == THERMAL_TRIP_PASSIVE)
-			passive = 1;
-	}
-
-	if (!passive)
-		return attr->mode;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct attribute_group thermal_zone_passive_attribute_group = {
-	.attrs = thermal_zone_passive_attrs,
-	.is_visible = thermal_zone_passive_is_visible,
-};
-
 static const struct attribute_group *thermal_zone_attribute_groups[] = {
 	&thermal_zone_attribute_group,
 	&thermal_zone_mode_attribute_group,
-	&thermal_zone_passive_attribute_group,
 	/* This is not NULL terminated as we create the group dynamically */
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index c80032322158..a57232a9a6f9 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device {
 			trip point.
  * @prev_high_trip:	the above current temperature if you've crossed a
 			passive trip point.
- * @forced_passive:	If > 0, temperature at which to switch on all ACPI
- *			processor cooling devices.  Currently only used by the
- *			step-wise governor.
  * @need_update:	if equals 1, thermal_zone_device_update needs to be invoked.
  * @ops:	operations this &thermal_zone_device supports
  * @tzp:	thermal zone parameters
@@ -167,7 +164,6 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
 	int passive;
 	int prev_low_trip;
 	int prev_high_trip;
-	unsigned int forced_passive;
 	atomic_t need_update;
 	struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops;
 	struct thermal_zone_params *tzp;
