diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index 765fd1c56cd6..bee64b73c919 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -758,8 +758,7 @@ static int __init acpi_bus_init(void)
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	extern acpi_status acpi_os_initialize1(void);
 
-
-	status = acpi_os_initialize1();
+	acpi_os_initialize1();
 
 	status =
 	    acpi_enable_subsystem(ACPI_NO_HARDWARE_INIT | ACPI_NO_ACPI_ENABLE);
@@ -769,12 +768,6 @@ static int __init acpi_bus_init(void)
 		goto error1;
 	}
 
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
-		       "Unable to initialize ACPI OS objects\n");
-		goto error1;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * ACPI 2.0 requires the EC driver to be loaded and work before
 	 * the EC device is found in the namespace (i.e. before acpi_initialize_objects()