diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 792d22e958cb149c6a92f6146a35082cea3a41e8..c83ec94eb8d95774b127506586e61dde2a3a9c08 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -7517,9 +7517,6 @@ static int __init thinkpad_acpi_module_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Please remove this in year 2009 */
-MODULE_ALIAS("ibm_acpi");
-
 MODULE_ALIAS(TPACPI_DRVR_SHORTNAME);
 
 /*