diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index e7e197e..7222a18 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@
 	struct mutex lock;
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
 	struct list_head list;
-	atomic_t irq_count;
 	u8 handlers_installed;
 } *boot_ec, *first_ec;
 
@@ -182,8 +181,6 @@
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	atomic_set(&ec->irq_count, 0);
-
 	if (unlikely(event == ACPI_EC_EVENT_OBF_1 &&
 		     test_bit(EC_FLAGS_NO_OBF1_GPE, &ec->flags)))
 		force_poll = 1;
@@ -230,7 +227,6 @@
 		while (time_before(jiffies, delay)) {
 			if (acpi_ec_check_status(ec, event))
 				goto end;
-			msleep(5);
 		}
 	}
 	pr_err(PREFIX "acpi_ec_wait timeout,"
@@ -533,13 +529,6 @@
 	struct acpi_ec *ec = data;
 
 	pr_debug(PREFIX "~~~> interrupt\n");
-	atomic_inc(&ec->irq_count);
-	if (atomic_read(&ec->irq_count) > 5) {
-		pr_err(PREFIX "GPE storm detected, disabling EC GPE\n");
-		acpi_disable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe, ACPI_ISR);
-		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags);
-		return ACPI_INTERRUPT_HANDLED;
-	}
 	clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_WAIT_GPE, &ec->flags);
 	if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags))
 		wake_up(&ec->wait);