diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
index f911645c3f6d..e61e224475ad 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ static int powernow_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 
 	freqs.new = powernow_table[index].frequency;
 
-	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
-
 	/* Now do the magic poking into the MSRs.  */
 
 	if (have_a0 == 1)	/* A0 errata 5 */
@@ -290,8 +288,6 @@ static int powernow_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 	if (have_a0 == 1)
 		local_irq_enable();
 
-	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
-
 	return 0;
 }