diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index a681265bb713..c6d74bc1c90b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ int thermal_zone_device_is_enabled(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 
 	return mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_is_enabled);
 
 void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 				enum thermal_notify_event event)
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index 5e80cb3264d9..681209db42a8 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
@@ -179,4 +179,6 @@ of_thermal_get_trip_points(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 }
 #endif
 
+int thermal_zone_device_is_enabled(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+
 #endif /* __THERMAL_CORE_H__ */
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index fa9c9eae22a0..d07ea27e72a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ void thermal_cdev_update(struct thermal_cooling_device *);
 void thermal_notify_framework(struct thermal_zone_device *, int);
 int thermal_zone_device_enable(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 int thermal_zone_device_disable(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
-int thermal_zone_device_is_enabled(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,
@@ -453,10 +452,6 @@ static inline int thermal_zone_device_enable(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 
 static inline int thermal_zone_device_disable(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 { return -ENODEV; }
-
-static inline int
-thermal_zone_device_is_enabled(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
-{ return -ENODEV; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_THERMAL */
 
 #endif /* __THERMAL_H__ */