diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 53a51c169451f..8ab31702cf6a2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -847,11 +847,9 @@ static void intel_pstate_hwp_force_min_perf(int cpu)
 	value |= HWP_MAX_PERF(min_perf);
 	value |= HWP_MIN_PERF(min_perf);
 
-	/* Set EPP/EPB to min */
+	/* Set EPP to min */
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HWP_EPP))
 		value |= HWP_ENERGY_PERF_PREFERENCE(HWP_EPP_POWERSAVE);
-	else
-		intel_pstate_set_epb(cpu, HWP_EPP_BALANCE_POWERSAVE);
 
 	wrmsrl_on_cpu(cpu, MSR_HWP_REQUEST, value);
 }