diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index a1457995fd41..2de235d52fac 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6243,10 +6243,6 @@
 			-1: disable all critical trip points in all thermal zones
 			<degrees C>: override all critical trip points
 
-	thermal.nocrt=	[HW,ACPI]
-			Set to disable actions on ACPI thermal zone
-			critical and hot trip points.
-
 	thermal.off=	[HW,ACPI]
 			1: disable ACPI thermal control
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index f9f6ebb08fdb..3163a40f02e3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ static int tzp;
 module_param(tzp, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(tzp, "Thermal zone polling frequency, in 1/10 seconds.");
 
-static int nocrt;
-module_param(nocrt, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(nocrt, "Set to take no action upon ACPI thermal zone critical trips points.");
-
 static int off;
 module_param(off, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(off, "Set to disable ACPI thermal support.");
@@ -1094,7 +1090,7 @@ static int thermal_act(const struct dmi_system_id *d) {
 static int thermal_nocrt(const struct dmi_system_id *d) {
 	pr_notice("%s detected: disabling all critical thermal trip point actions.\n",
 		  d->ident);
-	nocrt = 1;
+	crt = -1;
 	return 0;
 }
 static int thermal_tzp(const struct dmi_system_id *d) {