diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index fcd1c176c160..305e381d8b0c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1873,9 +1873,6 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&(tz->poll_queue), thermal_zone_device_check);
 
-	if (!tz->ops->get_temp)
-		thermal_zone_device_set_polling(tz, 0);
-
 	thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
 
 	return tz;