diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index d2e29a1..bb3d96d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -1054,15 +1054,17 @@ void __init acpi_early_init(void)
 		goto error0;
 	}
 
-	if (!acpi_gbl_execute_tables_as_methods &&
-	    acpi_gbl_group_module_level_code) {
-		status = acpi_load_tables();
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
-			       "Unable to load the System Description Tables\n");
-			goto error0;
-		}
-	}
+	/*
+	 * ACPI 2.0 requires the EC driver to be loaded and work before
+	 * the EC device is found in the namespace (i.e. before
+	 * acpi_load_tables() is called).
+	 *
+	 * This is accomplished by looking for the ECDT table, and getting
+	 * the EC parameters out of that.
+	 *
+	 * Ignore the result. Not having an ECDT is not fatal.
+	 */
+	status = acpi_ec_ecdt_probe();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
 	if (!acpi_ioapic) {
@@ -1133,25 +1135,11 @@ static int __init acpi_bus_init(void)
 
 	acpi_os_initialize1();
 
-	/*
-	 * ACPI 2.0 requires the EC driver to be loaded and work before
-	 * the EC device is found in the namespace (i.e. before
-	 * acpi_load_tables() is called).
-	 *
-	 * This is accomplished by looking for the ECDT table, and getting
-	 * the EC parameters out of that.
-	 */
-	status = acpi_ec_ecdt_probe();
-	/* Ignore result. Not having an ECDT is not fatal. */
-
-	if (acpi_gbl_execute_tables_as_methods ||
-	    !acpi_gbl_group_module_level_code) {
-		status = acpi_load_tables();
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
-			       "Unable to load the System Description Tables\n");
-			goto error1;
-		}
+	status = acpi_load_tables();
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
+		       "Unable to load the System Description Tables\n");
+		goto error1;
 	}
 
 	status = acpi_enable_subsystem(ACPI_NO_ACPI_ENABLE);