diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
index ae307ff36acb..8ea8211b2d58 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ static int power_saving_thread(void *data)
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		unsigned long expire_time;
 
-		try_to_freeze();
-
 		/* round robin to cpus */
 		expire_time = last_jiffies + round_robin_time * HZ;
 		if (time_before(expire_time, jiffies)) {