struct acpi_thermal_active active[ACPI_THERMAL_MAX_ACTIVE];
 };
 
-struct acpi_thermal_flags {
-       u8 cooling_mode:1;      /* _SCP */
-       u8 devices:1;           /* _TZD */
-       u8 reserved:6;
-};
-
 struct acpi_thermal {
        struct acpi_device *device;
        acpi_bus_id name;
        unsigned long last_temperature;
        unsigned long polling_frequency;
        volatile u8 zombie;
-       struct acpi_thermal_flags flags;
        struct acpi_thermal_trips trips;
        struct acpi_handle_list devices;
        struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int acpi_thermal_set_cooling_mode(struct acpi_thermal *tz, int mode)
-{
-       if (!tz)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_execute_simple_method(tz->device->handle,
-                                                   "_SCP", mode)))
-               return -ENODEV;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static int acpi_thermal_trips_update(struct acpi_thermal *tz, int flag)
 {
        acpi_status status;
                return result;
 
        /* Set the cooling mode [_SCP] to active cooling (default) */
-       result = acpi_thermal_set_cooling_mode(tz, ACPI_THERMAL_MODE_ACTIVE);
-       if (!result)
-               tz->flags.cooling_mode = 1;
+       acpi_execute_simple_method(tz->device->handle, "_SCP",
+                                  ACPI_THERMAL_MODE_ACTIVE);
 
        /* Get default polling frequency [_TZP] (optional) */
        if (tzp)