diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 37e446041306556e5e6571ca88fcf7363a660514..dd5f1eafd6f273f722cc74acaf9279f78baa0a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void poll_idle_init(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 	state->exit_latency = 0;
 	state->target_residency = 0;
 	state->power_usage = -1;
-	state->flags = CPUIDLE_FLAG_POLL;
+	state->flags = 0;
 	state->enter = poll_idle;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 1be416bbbb82540802a0a742ba2c22934a9a6659..dee32853b0dafdd782feb66ee5529c6c35a0d1ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct cpuidle_state {
 /* Idle State Flags */
 #define CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIME_VALID	(0x01) /* is residency time measurable? */
 #define CPUIDLE_FLAG_CHECK_BM	(0x02) /* BM activity will exit state */
-#define CPUIDLE_FLAG_POLL	(0x10) /* no latency, no savings */
 #define CPUIDLE_FLAG_SHALLOW	(0x20) /* low latency, minimal savings */
 #define CPUIDLE_FLAG_BALANCED	(0x40) /* medium latency, moderate savings */
 #define CPUIDLE_FLAG_DEEP	(0x80) /* high latency, large savings */