diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 4ba273f49d87..592be97c4456 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -525,14 +525,6 @@ static int thermal_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal, int *temp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int thermal_get_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
-				enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
-{
-	*mode = thermal->mode;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int thermal_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 				enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
@@ -847,7 +839,6 @@ static struct thermal_zone_device_ops acpi_thermal_zone_ops = {
 	.bind = acpi_thermal_bind_cooling_device,
 	.unbind	= acpi_thermal_unbind_cooling_device,
 	.get_temp = thermal_get_temp,
-	.get_mode = thermal_get_mode,
 	.set_mode = thermal_set_mode,
 	.get_trip_type = thermal_get_trip_type,
 	.get_trip_temp = thermal_get_trip_temp,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
index 51667ed99c21..ad61b2db30b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
@@ -275,14 +275,6 @@ static int mlxsw_thermal_unbind(struct thermal_zone_device *tzdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mlxsw_thermal_get_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tzdev,
-				  enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
-{
-	*mode = tzdev->mode;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int mlxsw_thermal_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tzdev,
 				  enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
@@ -402,7 +394,6 @@ static int mlxsw_thermal_trend_get(struct thermal_zone_device *tzdev,
 static struct thermal_zone_device_ops mlxsw_thermal_ops = {
 	.bind = mlxsw_thermal_bind,
 	.unbind = mlxsw_thermal_unbind,
-	.get_mode = mlxsw_thermal_get_mode,
 	.set_mode = mlxsw_thermal_set_mode,
 	.get_temp = mlxsw_thermal_get_temp,
 	.get_trip_type	= mlxsw_thermal_get_trip_type,
@@ -461,14 +452,6 @@ static int mlxsw_thermal_module_unbind(struct thermal_zone_device *tzdev,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int mlxsw_thermal_module_mode_get(struct thermal_zone_device *tzdev,
-					 enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
-{
-	*mode = tzdev->mode;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int mlxsw_thermal_module_mode_set(struct thermal_zone_device *tzdev,
 					 enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
@@ -606,7 +589,6 @@ static int mlxsw_thermal_module_trend_get(struct thermal_zone_device *tzdev,
 static struct thermal_zone_device_ops mlxsw_thermal_module_ops = {
 	.bind		= mlxsw_thermal_module_bind,
 	.unbind		= mlxsw_thermal_module_unbind,
-	.get_mode	= mlxsw_thermal_module_mode_get,
 	.set_mode	= mlxsw_thermal_module_mode_set,
 	.get_temp	= mlxsw_thermal_module_temp_get,
 	.get_trip_type	= mlxsw_thermal_module_trip_type_get,
@@ -645,7 +627,6 @@ static int mlxsw_thermal_gearbox_temp_get(struct thermal_zone_device *tzdev,
 static struct thermal_zone_device_ops mlxsw_thermal_gearbox_ops = {
 	.bind		= mlxsw_thermal_module_bind,
 	.unbind		= mlxsw_thermal_module_unbind,
-	.get_mode	= mlxsw_thermal_module_mode_get,
 	.set_mode	= mlxsw_thermal_module_mode_set,
 	.get_temp	= mlxsw_thermal_gearbox_temp_get,
 	.get_trip_type	= mlxsw_thermal_module_trip_type_get,
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c b/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
index 6f21015e5fd9..58c4e1caaa09 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
@@ -413,17 +413,6 @@ static inline void acerhdf_enable_kernelmode(void)
 	pr_notice("kernel mode fan control ON\n");
 }
 
-static int acerhdf_get_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
-			    enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
-{
-	if (verbose)
-		pr_notice("kernel mode fan control %d\n", kernelmode);
-
-	*mode = thermal->mode;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * set operation mode;
  * enabled: the thermal layer of the kernel takes care about
@@ -490,7 +479,6 @@ static struct thermal_zone_device_ops acerhdf_dev_ops = {
 	.bind = acerhdf_bind,
 	.unbind = acerhdf_unbind,
 	.get_temp = acerhdf_get_ec_temp,
-	.get_mode = acerhdf_get_mode,
 	.set_mode = acerhdf_set_mode,
 	.get_trip_type = acerhdf_get_trip_type,
 	.get_trip_hyst = acerhdf_get_trip_hyst,
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/da9062-thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/da9062-thermal.c
index a14c7981c7c7..a7ac8afb063e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/da9062-thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/da9062-thermal.c
@@ -120,13 +120,6 @@ static irqreturn_t da9062_thermal_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static int da9062_thermal_get_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *z,
-				   enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
-{
-	*mode = z->mode;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int da9062_thermal_get_trip_type(struct thermal_zone_device *z,
 					int trip,
 					enum thermal_trip_type *type)
@@ -179,7 +172,6 @@ static int da9062_thermal_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *z,
 
 static struct thermal_zone_device_ops da9062_thermal_ops = {
 	.get_temp	= da9062_thermal_get_temp,
-	.get_mode	= da9062_thermal_get_mode,
 	.get_trip_type	= da9062_thermal_get_trip_type,
 	.get_trip_temp	= da9062_thermal_get_trip_temp,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
index 9a1114d721b6..2c7ee5da608a 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
@@ -330,14 +330,6 @@ static int imx_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int imx_get_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
-			enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
-{
-	*mode = tz->mode;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int imx_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 			enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
@@ -464,7 +456,6 @@ static struct thermal_zone_device_ops imx_tz_ops = {
 	.bind = imx_bind,
 	.unbind = imx_unbind,
 	.get_temp = imx_get_temp,
-	.get_mode = imx_get_mode,
 	.set_mode = imx_set_mode,
 	.get_trip_type = imx_get_trip_type,
 	.get_trip_temp = imx_get_trip_temp,
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
index f65b2fc09198..9a622aaf29dd 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
@@ -377,14 +377,6 @@ static int int3400_thermal_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int int3400_thermal_get_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
-				enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
-{
-	*mode = thermal->mode;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int int3400_thermal_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 				enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
@@ -412,7 +404,6 @@ static int int3400_thermal_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 
 static struct thermal_zone_device_ops int3400_thermal_ops = {
 	.get_temp = int3400_thermal_get_temp,
-	.get_mode = int3400_thermal_get_mode,
 	.set_mode = int3400_thermal_set_mode,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c
index d77cb3df5ade..c4879b4bfbf1 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c
@@ -308,13 +308,6 @@ static int sys_get_curr_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sys_get_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd,
-				enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
-{
-	*mode = tzd->mode;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int sys_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd,
 				enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
@@ -336,7 +329,6 @@ static struct thermal_zone_device_ops tzone_ops = {
 	.get_trip_type = sys_get_trip_type,
 	.set_trip_temp = sys_set_trip_temp,
 	.get_crit_temp = sys_get_crit_temp,
-	.get_mode = sys_get_mode,
 	.set_mode = sys_set_mode,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index b71196eaf90e..14d3b1b94c4f 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1456,7 +1456,6 @@ static int thermal_pm_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 			     unsigned long mode, void *_unused)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
-	enum thermal_device_mode tz_mode;
 
 	switch (mode) {
 	case PM_HIBERNATION_PREPARE:
@@ -1469,11 +1468,7 @@ static int thermal_pm_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	case PM_POST_SUSPEND:
 		atomic_set(&in_suspend, 0);
 		list_for_each_entry(tz, &thermal_tz_list, node) {
-			tz_mode = THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED;
-			if (tz->ops->get_mode)
-				tz->ops->get_mode(tz, &tz_mode);
-
-			if (tz_mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_DISABLED)
+			if (tz->mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_DISABLED)
 				continue;
 
 			thermal_zone_device_init(tz);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
index c495b1e48ef2..ba65d48a48cb 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
@@ -267,14 +267,6 @@ static int of_thermal_unbind(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int of_thermal_get_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
-			       enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
-{
-	*mode = tz->mode;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int of_thermal_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 			       enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
@@ -389,7 +381,6 @@ static int of_thermal_get_crit_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 }
 
 static struct thermal_zone_device_ops of_thermal_ops = {
-	.get_mode = of_thermal_get_mode,
 	.set_mode = of_thermal_set_mode,
 
 	.get_trip_type = of_thermal_get_trip_type,
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
index aa99edb4dff7..096370977068 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
@@ -49,18 +49,9 @@ static ssize_t
 mode_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
-	enum thermal_device_mode mode;
-	int result;
 
-	if (!tz->ops->get_mode)
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	result = tz->ops->get_mode(tz, &mode);
-	if (result)
-		return result;
-
-	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED ? "enabled"
-		       : "disabled");
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", tz->mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED ?
+		       "enabled" : "disabled");
 }
 
 static ssize_t
@@ -428,30 +419,13 @@ static struct attribute_group thermal_zone_attribute_group = {
 	.attrs = thermal_zone_dev_attrs,
 };
 
-/* We expose mode only if .get_mode is present */
 static struct attribute *thermal_zone_mode_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_mode.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static umode_t thermal_zone_mode_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
-					    struct attribute *attr,
-					    int attrno)
-{
-	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
-	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
-
-	tz = container_of(dev, struct thermal_zone_device, device);
-
-	if (tz->ops->get_mode)
-		return attr->mode;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct attribute_group thermal_zone_mode_attribute_group = {
 	.attrs = thermal_zone_mode_attrs,
-	.is_visible = thermal_zone_mode_is_visible,
 };
 
 /* We expose passive only if passive trips are present */
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 5f91d7f04512..a808f6fa2777 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ struct thermal_zone_device_ops {
 		       struct thermal_cooling_device *);
 	int (*get_temp) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int *);
 	int (*set_trips) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int, int);
-	int (*get_mode) (struct thermal_zone_device *,
-			 enum thermal_device_mode *);
 	int (*set_mode) (struct thermal_zone_device *,
 		enum thermal_device_mode);
 	int (*get_trip_type) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int,