diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index f66236cff69b..d93e400940a3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #endif
 
-#define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS            "processor"
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_PROCESSOR_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("processor_idle");
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
index b04a68950ff1..3b5a9646b49d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 
-#define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS		"processor"
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_FILE_PERFORMANCE	"performance"
 #define _COMPONENT		ACPI_PROCESSOR_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("processor_perflib");
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
index 6c7d05b37c98..677a132be242 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 #define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 
-#define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS            "processor"
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
 
 /* If a passive cooling situation is detected, primarily CPUfreq is used, as it
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
index a0bd56ece3ff..b1876534324b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 
-#define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS            "processor"
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_PROCESSOR_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("processor_throttling");