diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index b2615449b18fed2da332b438e6131c69ec638636..996c038f83a42839ac0e40f3f7ee1ca611a75db5 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -478,12 +478,6 @@ static void thermal_zone_device_init(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 		pos->initialized = false;
 }
 
-static void thermal_zone_device_reset(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
-{
-	tz->passive = 0;
-	thermal_zone_device_init(tz);
-}
-
 static int thermal_zone_device_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 					enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
@@ -1363,7 +1357,7 @@ thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type, int trips, int mask,
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&tz->poll_queue, thermal_zone_device_check);
 
-	thermal_zone_device_reset(tz);
+	thermal_zone_device_init(tz);
 	/* Update the new thermal zone and mark it as already updated. */
 	if (atomic_cmpxchg(&tz->need_update, 1, 0))
 		thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);