diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c b/drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c
index 4aa466c945e2..0b69fb7bafd8 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c
@@ -1309,8 +1309,8 @@ static int psy_register_thermal(struct power_supply *psy)
 		struct thermal_zone_params tzp = {
 			.no_hwmon = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_POWER_SUPPLY_HWMON)
 		};
-		psy->tzd = thermal_zone_device_register(psy->desc->name,
-				0, 0, psy, &psy_tzd_ops, &tzp, 0, 0);
+		psy->tzd = thermal_tripless_zone_device_register(psy->desc->name,
+				psy, &psy_tzd_ops, &tzp);
 		if (IS_ERR(psy->tzd))
 			return PTR_ERR(psy->tzd);
 		ret = thermal_zone_device_enable(psy->tzd);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/armada_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/armada_thermal.c
index 9f6dc4fc9112..f00765bfc22e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/armada_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/armada_thermal.c
@@ -876,8 +876,9 @@ static int armada_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		/* Wait the sensors to be valid */
 		armada_wait_sensor_validity(priv);
 
-		tz = thermal_zone_device_register(priv->zone_name, 0, 0, priv,
-						  &legacy_ops, NULL, 0, 0);
+		tz = thermal_tripless_zone_device_register(priv->zone_name,
+							   priv, &legacy_ops,
+							   NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(tz)) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 				"Failed to register thermal zone device\n");
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/dove_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/dove_thermal.c
index 9954040d1d2c..7a18cb960bee 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/dove_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/dove_thermal.c
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ static int dove_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	thermal = thermal_zone_device_register("dove_thermal", 0, 0,
-					       priv, &ops, NULL, 0, 0);
+	thermal = thermal_tripless_zone_device_register("dove_thermal", priv,
+							&ops, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(thermal)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 			"Failed to register thermal zone device\n");
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
index ddd600820f68..ffc2871a021c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
@@ -609,9 +609,9 @@ static int int3400_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	evaluate_odvp(priv);
 
-	priv->thermal = thermal_zone_device_register("INT3400 Thermal", 0, 0,
-						priv, &int3400_thermal_ops,
-						&int3400_thermal_params, 0, 0);
+	priv->thermal = thermal_tripless_zone_device_register("INT3400 Thermal", priv,
+							      &int3400_thermal_ops,
+							      &int3400_thermal_params);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->thermal)) {
 		result = PTR_ERR(priv->thermal);
 		goto free_art_trt;
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/kirkwood_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/kirkwood_thermal.c
index 668747bd86ef..acb10d24256d 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/kirkwood_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/kirkwood_thermal.c
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ static int kirkwood_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->sensor))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->sensor);
 
-	thermal = thermal_zone_device_register("kirkwood_thermal", 0, 0,
-					       priv, &ops, NULL, 0, 0);
+	thermal = thermal_tripless_zone_device_register("kirkwood_thermal",
+							priv, &ops, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(thermal)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 			"Failed to register thermal zone device\n");
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/spear_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/spear_thermal.c
index 6e78616a576e..96d99289799a 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/spear_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/spear_thermal.c
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ static int spear_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	stdev->flags = val;
 	writel_relaxed(stdev->flags, stdev->thermal_base);
 
-	spear_thermal = thermal_zone_device_register("spear_thermal", 0, 0,
-				stdev, &ops, NULL, 0, 0);
+	spear_thermal = thermal_tripless_zone_device_register("spear_thermal",
+							      stdev, &ops, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(spear_thermal)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "thermal zone device is NULL\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(spear_thermal);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 0bdde1ab5d8b..8717a3343512 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1389,16 +1389,16 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *type, struct thermal_trip *t
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips);
 
-struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type, int ntrips, int mask,
-							 void *devdata, struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
-							 const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp, int passive_delay,
-							 int polling_delay)
+struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_tripless_zone_device_register(
+					const char *type,
+					void *devdata,
+					struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
+					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp)
 {
-	return thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(type, NULL, ntrips, mask,
-						       devdata, ops, tzp,
-						       passive_delay, polling_delay);
+	return thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(type, NULL, 0, 0, devdata,
+						       ops, tzp, 0, 0);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_register);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_tripless_zone_device_register);
 
 void *thermal_zone_device_priv(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index eb17495c8acc..c99440aac1a1 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -300,16 +300,22 @@ int thermal_acpi_critical_trip_temp(struct acpi_device *adev, int *ret_temp);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL
-struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *, int, int,
-		void *, struct thermal_zone_device_ops *,
-		const struct thermal_zone_params *, int, int);
+struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(
+					const char *type,
+					struct thermal_trip *trips,
+					int num_trips, int mask,
+					void *devdata,
+					struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
+					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp,
+					int passive_delay, int polling_delay);
 
-void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *);
+struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_tripless_zone_device_register(
+					const char *type,
+					void *devdata,
+					struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
+					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp);
 
-struct thermal_zone_device *
-thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *, struct thermal_trip *, int, int,
-					void *, struct thermal_zone_device_ops *,
-					const struct thermal_zone_params *, int, int);
+void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 
 void *thermal_zone_device_priv(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd);
 const char *thermal_zone_device_type(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd);
@@ -350,15 +356,26 @@ int thermal_zone_device_enable(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 int thermal_zone_device_disable(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 void thermal_zone_device_critical(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 #else
-static inline struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(
-	const char *type, int trips, int mask, void *devdata,
-	struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
-	const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp,
-	int passive_delay, int polling_delay)
+static inline struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(
+					const char *type,
+					struct thermal_trip *trips,
+					int num_trips, int mask,
+					void *devdata,
+					struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
+					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp,
+					int passive_delay, int polling_delay)
 { return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV); }
-static inline void thermal_zone_device_unregister(
-	struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+
+static inline struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_tripless_zone_device_register(
+					const char *type,
+					void *devdata,
+					struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
+					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp)
+{ return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV); }
+
+static inline void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 { }
+
 static inline struct thermal_cooling_device *
 thermal_cooling_device_register(const char *type, void *devdata,
 	const struct thermal_cooling_device_ops *ops)