diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 8042e96016e6..302dce0b2b50 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static int acpi_thermal_register_thermal_zone(struct acpi_thermal *tz,
 	tz->thermal_zone = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips("acpitz",
 								   trip_table,
 								   trip_count,
-								   0, tz,
+								   tz,
 								   &acpi_thermal_zone_ops,
 								   NULL,
 								   passive_delay,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_thermal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_thermal.c
index dea9d2907666..b08356060fb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_thermal.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int cxgb4_thermal_init(struct adapter *adap)
 
 	snprintf(ch_tz_name, sizeof(ch_tz_name), "cxgb4_%s", adap->name);
 	ch_thermal->tzdev = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(ch_tz_name, &trip, num_trip,
-								    0, adap,
+								    adap,
 								    &cxgb4_thermal_ops,
 								    NULL, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(ch_thermal->tzdev)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
index 29ec0c122139..5c511e1a8efa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ mlxsw_thermal_module_tz_init(struct mlxsw_thermal_module *module_tz)
 	module_tz->tzdev = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(tz_name,
 							module_tz->trips,
 							MLXSW_THERMAL_NUM_TRIPS,
-							0,
 							module_tz,
 							&mlxsw_thermal_module_ops,
 							&mlxsw_thermal_params,
@@ -551,7 +550,6 @@ mlxsw_thermal_gearbox_tz_init(struct mlxsw_thermal_module *gearbox_tz)
 	gearbox_tz->tzdev = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(tz_name,
 						gearbox_tz->trips,
 						MLXSW_THERMAL_NUM_TRIPS,
-						0,
 						gearbox_tz,
 						&mlxsw_thermal_gearbox_ops,
 						&mlxsw_thermal_params, 0,
@@ -776,7 +774,6 @@ int mlxsw_thermal_init(struct mlxsw_core *core,
 	thermal->tzdev = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips("mlxsw",
 						      thermal->trips,
 						      MLXSW_THERMAL_NUM_TRIPS,
-						      0,
 						      thermal,
 						      &mlxsw_thermal_ops,
 						      &mlxsw_thermal_params, 0,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tt.c
index 2353177f2dfa..61a4638d1be2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tt.c
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ static void iwl_mvm_thermal_zone_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	mvm->tz_device.tzone = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(name,
 							mvm->tz_device.trips,
 							IWL_MAX_DTS_TRIPS,
-							0,
 							mvm, &tzone_ops,
 							NULL, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(mvm->tz_device.tzone)) {
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c b/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
index 74bcb3d13104..018c48429616 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static int __init acerhdf_register_thermal(void)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	thz_dev = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips("acerhdf", trips, ARRAY_SIZE(trips),
-							  0, NULL, &acerhdf_dev_ops,
+							  NULL, &acerhdf_dev_ops,
 							  &acerhdf_zone_params, 0,
 							  (kernelmode) ? interval*1000 : 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(thz_dev))
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/da9062-thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/da9062-thermal.c
index 160d64913057..a27aff88cd96 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/da9062-thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/da9062-thermal.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int da9062_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mutex_init(&thermal->lock);
 
 	thermal->zone = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(thermal->config->name,
-								trips, ARRAY_SIZE(trips), 0, thermal,
+								trips, ARRAY_SIZE(trips), thermal,
 								&da9062_thermal_ops, NULL, pp_tmp,
 								0);
 	if (IS_ERR(thermal->zone)) {
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
index 0dbede6bec54..83eaae5ca3b8 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static int imx_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	data->tz = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips("imx_thermal_zone",
 							   trips,
 							   ARRAY_SIZE(trips),
-							   0, data,
+							   data,
 							   &imx_tz_ops, NULL,
 							   IMX_PASSIVE_DELAY,
 							   IMX_POLLING_DELAY);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c
index 0e8148afb490..e8182f0929d3 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ struct int34x_thermal_zone *int340x_thermal_zone_add(struct acpi_device *adev,
 	int34x_zone->zone = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(
 							acpi_device_bid(adev),
 							zone_trips, trip_cnt,
-							0, int34x_zone,
+							int34x_zone,
 							&zone_ops,
 							&int340x_thermal_params,
 							0, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device_pci.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device_pci.c
index 7572f3a73c54..7dcf6006816e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device_pci.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int proc_thermal_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_
 	psv_trip.temperature = get_trip_temp(pci_info);
 
 	pci_info->tzone = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips("TCPU_PCI", &psv_trip,
-							1, 0, pci_info,
+							1, pci_info,
 							&tzone_ops,
 							&tzone_params, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(pci_info->tzone)) {
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_pch_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_pch_thermal.c
index 8bfb221e57e7..f5be2c389351 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_pch_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_pch_thermal.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int intel_pch_thermal_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	ptd->tzd = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(board_names[board_id],
 							   ptd_trips, nr_trips,
-							   0, ptd, &tzd_ops,
+							   ptd, &tzd_ops,
 							   NULL, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(ptd->tzd)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register thermal zone %s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c
index 55a031fc3a9a..ec6ad26027bc 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static struct soc_sensor_entry *alloc_soc_dts(void)
 	aux_entry->tzone = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips("quark_dts",
 								   trips,
 								   QRK_MAX_DTS_TRIPS,
-								   0, aux_entry,
+								   aux_entry,
 								   &tzone_ops,
 								   NULL, 0, polling_delay);
 	if (IS_ERR(aux_entry->tzone)) {
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_soc_dts_iosf.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_soc_dts_iosf.c
index 5a84c9166274..2ab943b66f7a 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_soc_dts_iosf.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_soc_dts_iosf.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static int add_dts_thermal_zone(int id, struct intel_soc_dts_sensor_entry *dts,
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "soc_dts%d", id);
 	dts->tzone = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(name, trips,
 							     SOC_MAX_DTS_TRIPS,
-							     0, dts, &tzone_ops,
+							     dts, &tzone_ops,
 							     NULL, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(dts->tzone)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(dts->tzone);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
index 5a48b73a0951..22a1e3268a98 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int pkg_temp_thermal_device_add(unsigned int cpu)
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&zonedev->work, pkg_temp_thermal_threshold_work_fn);
 	zonedev->cpu = cpu;
 	zonedev->tzone = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips("x86_pkg_temp",
-			trips, thres_count, 0,
+			trips, thres_count,
 			zonedev, &tzone_ops, &pkg_temp_tz_params, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(zonedev->tzone)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(zonedev->tzone);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
index feb848d595fa..925183753fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static int rcar_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 						&rcar_thermal_zone_ops);
 		} else {
 			priv->zone = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(
-				"rcar_thermal", trips, ARRAY_SIZE(trips), 0, priv,
+				"rcar_thermal", trips, ARRAY_SIZE(trips), priv,
 						&rcar_thermal_zone_ops, NULL, 0,
 						idle);
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/st/st_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/st/st_thermal.c
index 0d6249b36609..2a105409864e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/st/st_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/st/st_thermal.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ int st_thermal_register(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	trip.type = THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL;
 
 	sensor->thermal_dev =
-		thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(dev_name(dev), &trip, 1, 0, sensor,
+		thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(dev_name(dev), &trip, 1, sensor,
 							&st_tz_ops, NULL, 0, polling_delay);
 	if (IS_ERR(sensor->thermal_dev)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to register thermal zone device\n");
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 2ab495220c6e..f7a7d43809e7 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_get_crit_temp);
  * @type:	the thermal zone device type
  * @trips:	a pointer to an array of thermal trips
  * @num_trips:	the number of trip points the thermal zone support
- * @mask:	a bit string indicating the writeablility of trip points
  * @devdata:	private device data
  * @ops:	standard thermal zone device callbacks
  * @tzp:	thermal zone platform parameters
@@ -1271,14 +1270,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_get_crit_temp);
 struct thermal_zone_device *
 thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *type,
 					const struct thermal_trip *trips,
-					int num_trips, int mask,
-					void *devdata,
+					int num_trips, void *devdata,
 					const struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
 					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp,
 					int passive_delay, int polling_delay)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz;
-	struct thermal_trip *trip;
 	int id;
 	int result;
 	struct thermal_governor *governor;
@@ -1294,20 +1291,7 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *type,
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Max trip count can't exceed 31 as the "mask >> num_trips" condition.
-	 * For example, shifting by 32 will result in compiler warning:
-	 * warning: right shift count >= width of type [-Wshift-count- overflow]
-	 *
-	 * Also "mask >> num_trips" will always be true with 32 bit shift.
-	 * E.g. mask = 0x80000000 for trip id 31 to be RW. Then
-	 * mask >> 32 = 0x80000000
-	 * This will result in failure for the below condition.
-	 *
-	 * Check will be true when the bit 31 of the mask is set.
-	 * 32 bit shift will cause overflow of 4 byte integer.
-	 */
-	if (num_trips > (BITS_PER_TYPE(int) - 1) || num_trips < 0 || mask >> num_trips) {
+	if (num_trips < 0) {
 		pr_err("Incorrect number of thermal trips\n");
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
@@ -1357,12 +1341,6 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *type,
 	tz->devdata = devdata;
 	tz->num_trips = num_trips;
 	memcpy(tz->trips, trips, num_trips * sizeof(*trips));
-	for_each_trip(tz, trip) {
-		if (mask & 1)
-			trip->flags |= THERMAL_TRIP_FLAG_RW_TEMP;
-
-		mask >>= 1;
-	}
 
 	thermal_set_delay_jiffies(&tz->passive_delay_jiffies, passive_delay);
 	thermal_set_delay_jiffies(&tz->polling_delay_jiffies, polling_delay);
@@ -1447,7 +1425,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_tripless_zone_device_register(
 					const struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
 					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp)
 {
-	return thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(type, NULL, 0, 0, devdata,
+	return thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(type, NULL, 0, devdata,
 						       ops, tzp, 0, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_tripless_zone_device_register);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
index c3bd5fb15c7e..f1cbf9aa62cf 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_of.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_of_zone_register(struct device_node *
 			of_ops.critical = thermal_zone_device_critical_reboot;
 
 	tz = thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(np->name, trips, ntrips,
-						     0, data, &of_ops, &tzp,
+						     data, &of_ops, &tzp,
 						     pdelay, delay);
 	if (IS_ERR(tz)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(tz);
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index eb4145a64c7e..c33f50177f51 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -323,8 +323,7 @@ int thermal_zone_get_crit_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp);
 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(
 					const char *type,
 					const struct thermal_trip *trips,
-					int num_trips, int mask,
-					void *devdata,
+					int num_trips, void *devdata,
 					const struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
 					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp,
 					int passive_delay, int polling_delay);
@@ -383,8 +382,7 @@ void thermal_zone_device_critical(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 static inline struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(
 					const char *type,
 					const struct thermal_trip *trips,
-					int num_trips, int mask,
-					void *devdata,
+					int num_trips, void *devdata,
 					const struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
 					const struct thermal_zone_params *tzp,
 					int passive_delay, int polling_delay)