diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt b/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt
index 5008f256a2dbec6d642866262bb00ecb0eea65c1..febbb1ba4d2317b984e7217796ac39151f867531 100644
--- a/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt
+++ b/Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
-Linux supports two methods of overriding the BIOS DSDT:
+Linux supports a method of overriding the BIOS DSDT:
 
 CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT builds the image into the kernel.
 
-CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD adds the image to the initrd.
-
-When to use these methods is described in detail on the
+When to use this method is described in detail on the
 Linux/ACPI home page:
 http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/acpi/overridingDSDT.php
-
-Note that if both options are used, the DSDT supplied
-by the INITRD method takes precedence.
-
-Documentation/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh is provided for convenience
-for use with the CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD method.
diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh b/Documentation/acpi/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 17ef6e838e14f90706f567357b6073c4981a196d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Documentation/acpi/initramfs-add-dsdt.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Adds a DSDT file to the initrd (if it's an initramfs)
-# first argument is the name of archive
-# second argument is the name of the file to add
-# The file will be copied as /DSDT.aml
-
-# 20060126: fix "Premature end of file" with some old cpio (Roland Robic)
-# 20060205: this time it should really work
-
-# check the arguments
-if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-	program_name=$(basename $0)
-	echo "\
-$program_name: too few arguments
-Usage: $program_name initrd-name.img DSDT-to-add.aml
-Adds a DSDT file to an initrd (in initramfs format)
-
-  initrd-name.img: filename of the initrd in initramfs format
-  DSDT-to-add.aml: filename of the DSDT file to add
-  " 1>&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# we should check it's an initramfs
-
-tempcpio=$(mktemp -d)
-# cleanup on exit, hangup, interrupt, quit, termination
-trap 'rm -rf $tempcpio' 0 1 2 3 15
-
-# extract the archive
-gunzip -c "$1" > "$tempcpio"/initramfs.cpio || exit 1
-
-# copy the DSDT file at the root of the directory so that we can call it "/DSDT.aml"
-cp -f "$2" "$tempcpio"/DSDT.aml
-
-# add the file
-cd "$tempcpio"
-(echo DSDT.aml | cpio --quiet -H newc -o -A -O "$tempcpio"/initramfs.cpio) || exit 1
-cd "$OLDPWD"
-
-# re-compress the archive
-gzip -c "$tempcpio"/initramfs.cpio > "$1"
-
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 49318b99e581406b7ec32793560c01546e69402d..622f7849edb968024f6879927aa7c6a2e008f695 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
 	acpi_no_auto_ssdt	[HW,ACPI] Disable automatic loading of SSDT
 
-	acpi_no_initrd_override	[KNL,ACPI]
-			Disable loading custom ACPI tables from the initramfs
-
 	acpi_os_name=	[HW,ACPI] Tell ACPI BIOS the name of the OS
 			Format: To spoof as Windows 98: ="Microsoft Windows"
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index fbcaa069be86678f0a3725f5250f5c662d5e989b..b4f5e85428294eed21bb8f342af5a7a7c3fac87b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -300,17 +300,6 @@ config ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT
 	bool
 	default ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_FILE != ""
 
-config ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD
-	bool "Read Custom DSDT from initramfs"
-	depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
-	default n
-	help
-	  This option supports a custom DSDT by optionally loading it from initrd.
-	  See Documentation/acpi/dsdt-override.txt
-
-	  If you are not using this feature now, but may use it later,
-	  it is safe to say Y here.
-
 config ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR
 	int "Disable ACPI for systems before Jan 1st this year" if X86_32
 	default 0
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 065819ba87c7ee5a6969674d3e654200b35f4da5..a697fb6cf050e8096d8be177f8303c5ed4290995 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(acpi_res_lock);
 #define	OSI_STRING_LENGTH_MAX 64	/* arbitrary */
 static char osi_additional_string[OSI_STRING_LENGTH_MAX];
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD
-static int acpi_no_initrd_override;
-#endif
-
 /*
  * "Ode to _OSI(Linux)"
  *
@@ -324,67 +320,6 @@ acpi_os_predefined_override(const struct acpi_predefined_names *init_val,
 	return AE_OK;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD
-static struct acpi_table_header *acpi_find_dsdt_initrd(void)
-{
-	struct file *firmware_file;
-	mm_segment_t oldfs;
-	unsigned long len, len2;
-	struct acpi_table_header *dsdt_buffer, *ret = NULL;
-	struct kstat stat;
-	char *ramfs_dsdt_name = "/DSDT.aml";
-
-	printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "Checking initramfs for custom DSDT\n");
-
-	/*
-	 * Never do this at home, only the user-space is allowed to open a file.
-	 * The clean way would be to use the firmware loader.
-	 * But this code must be run before there is any userspace available.
-	 * A static/init firmware infrastructure doesn't exist yet...
-	 */
-	if (vfs_stat(ramfs_dsdt_name, &stat) < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	len = stat.size;
-	/* check especially against empty files */
-	if (len <= 4) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Failed: DSDT only %lu bytes.\n", len);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	firmware_file = filp_open(ramfs_dsdt_name, O_RDONLY, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(firmware_file)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Failed to open %s.\n", ramfs_dsdt_name);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	dsdt_buffer = kmalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!dsdt_buffer) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Failed to allocate %lu bytes.\n", len);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	oldfs = get_fs();
-	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	len2 = vfs_read(firmware_file, (char __user *)dsdt_buffer, len,
-		&firmware_file->f_pos);
-	set_fs(oldfs);
-	if (len2 < len) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Failed to read %lu bytes from %s.\n",
-			len, ramfs_dsdt_name);
-		ACPI_FREE(dsdt_buffer);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "Found %lu byte DSDT in %s.\n",
-			len, ramfs_dsdt_name);
-	ret = dsdt_buffer;
-err:
-	filp_close(firmware_file, NULL);
-	return ret;
-}
-#endif
-
 acpi_status
 acpi_os_table_override(struct acpi_table_header * existing_table,
 		       struct acpi_table_header ** new_table)
@@ -397,16 +332,6 @@ acpi_os_table_override(struct acpi_table_header * existing_table,
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT
 	if (strncmp(existing_table->signature, "DSDT", 4) == 0)
 		*new_table = (struct acpi_table_header *)AmlCode;
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD
-	if ((strncmp(existing_table->signature, "DSDT", 4) == 0) &&
-	    !acpi_no_initrd_override) {
-		struct acpi_table_header *initrd_table;
-
-		initrd_table = acpi_find_dsdt_initrd();
-		if (initrd_table)
-			*new_table = initrd_table;
-	}
 #endif
 	if (*new_table != NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Override [%4.4s-%8.8s], "
@@ -418,15 +343,6 @@ acpi_os_table_override(struct acpi_table_header * existing_table,
 	return AE_OK;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD
-static int __init acpi_no_initrd_override_setup(char *s)
-{
-	acpi_no_initrd_override = 1;
-	return 1;
-}
-__setup("acpi_no_initrd_override", acpi_no_initrd_override_setup);
-#endif
-
 static irqreturn_t acpi_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	u32 handled;
diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index c0b1e0533d80d32080c8d44acf2ab9f9d90bcbb7..d53fee8d8604a5514889bfcd93acee4dd882fae0 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ static void __init free_initrd(void)
 	initrd_end = 0;
 }
 
-int __init populate_rootfs(void)
+static int __init populate_rootfs(void)
 {
 	char *err = unpack_to_rootfs(__initramfs_start,
 			 __initramfs_end - __initramfs_start, 0);
@@ -577,10 +577,4 @@ int __init populate_rootfs(void)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-#ifndef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD
-/*
- * if this option is enabled, populate_rootfs() is called _earlier_ in the
- * boot sequence. This insures that the ACPI initialisation can find the file.
- */
 rootfs_initcall(populate_rootfs);
-#endif
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index fbb0167c6b8a3532baad7bfeefa5194cc0bb6e40..99ce94930b09302f7af89f75c07d7daa6a7ef668 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -102,12 +102,6 @@ static inline void mark_rodata_ro(void) { }
 extern void tc_init(void);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD
-extern int populate_rootfs(void);
-#else
-static inline void populate_rootfs(void) {}
-#endif
-
 enum system_states system_state;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(system_state);
 
@@ -650,7 +644,6 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 
 	check_bugs();
 
-	populate_rootfs(); /* For DSDT override from initramfs */
 	acpi_early_init(); /* before LAPIC and SMP init */
 
 	/* Do the rest non-__init'ed, we're now alive */