diff --git a/data/klog.json b/data/klog.json
index bf6a2f5..a6a7382 100644
--- a/data/klog.json
+++ b/data/klog.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "common_error_warning_patterns": 
+ "firmware_error_warning_patterns":
  [ 
   {
    "compare_mode": "string",
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@
    "pattern": "Disabling IRQ",
    "advice": "The kernel detected an irq storm. This is most probably an IRQ routing bug.",
    "label": "CommonBiosIrqRoutingBug"
-  }
- ],
- "firmware_error_warning_patterns":
- [
+  },
   {
    "compare_mode": "regex",
    "log_level": "LOG_LEVEL_MEDIUM",
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 478c522..116b62f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ fwts_SOURCES = main.c \
 	acpi/battery/battery.c \
 	acpi/brightness/brightness.c \
 	acpi/checksum/checksum.c \
-	acpi/common/common.c \
 	acpi/cstates/cstates.c \
 	acpi/dmar/dmar.c \
 	acpi/fadt/fadt.c \
diff --git a/src/acpi/common/common.c b/src/acpi/common/common.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b4d7c57..0000000
--- a/src/acpi/common/common.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2006, Intel Corporation
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2012 Canonical
- *
- * This file was originally part of the Linux-ready Firmware Developer Kit
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
- *
- */
-#include "fwts.h"
-
-#ifdef FWTS_ARCH_INTEL
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-static fwts_list *klog;
-
-static int dmesg_common_init(fwts_framework *fw)
-{
-	if (fw->klog)
-		klog = fwts_file_open_and_read(fw->klog);
-	else
-		klog = fwts_klog_read();
-
-	if (klog == NULL) {
-		fwts_log_error(fw, "cannot read kernel log");
-		return FWTS_ERROR;
-	}
-	return FWTS_OK;
-}
-
-static int dmesg_common_deinit(fwts_framework *fw)
-{
-	FWTS_UNUSED(fw);
-
-	fwts_klog_free(klog);
-
-	return FWTS_OK;
-}
-
-static int dmesg_common_test1(fwts_framework *fw)
-{
-	int errors = 0;
-
-	if (fwts_klog_common_check(fw, NULL, klog, &errors)) {
-		fwts_log_error(fw, "failed to scan kernel log");
-		return FWTS_ERROR;
-	}
-
-	if (errors > 0)
-		/* Already logged these errors if found */
-		fwts_log_info(fw, "Found %d errors in kernel log", errors);
-	else
-		fwts_passed(fw, "No common error messages found in kernel message log.");
-
-	return FWTS_OK;
-}
-
-static fwts_framework_minor_test dmesg_common_tests[] = {
-	{ dmesg_common_test1, "Check common errors in kernel log." },
-	{ NULL, NULL },
-};
-
-static fwts_framework_ops dmesg_common_ops = {
-	.description = "General dmesg common errors check.",
-	.init        = dmesg_common_init,
-	.deinit      = dmesg_common_deinit,
-	.minor_tests = dmesg_common_tests
-};
-
-FWTS_REGISTER(dmesg_common, &dmesg_common_ops, FWTS_TEST_EARLY, FWTS_FLAG_BATCH);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/acpi/s3/s3.c b/src/acpi/s3/s3.c
index c651cfd..a1b7848 100644
--- a/src/acpi/s3/s3.c
+++ b/src/acpi/s3/s3.c
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ static int s3_check_log(fwts_framework *fw, int *errors, int *oopses, int *warn_
 		fwts_log_error(fw, "Error parsing kernel log.");
 	*errors += error;
 
-	if (fwts_klog_common_check(fw, NULL, klog, &error))
-		fwts_log_error(fw, "Error parsing kernel log.");
-	*errors += error;
-
 	if (fwts_oops_check(fw, klog, &oops, &warn_on))
 		fwts_log_error(fw, "Error parsing kernel log.");
 
diff --git a/src/acpi/s4/s4.c b/src/acpi/s4/s4.c
index 1306582..728062d 100644
--- a/src/acpi/s4/s4.c
+++ b/src/acpi/s4/s4.c
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ static void s4_check_log(fwts_framework *fw,
 		fwts_log_error(fw, "Error parsing kernel log.");
 	*errors += error;
 
-	if (fwts_klog_common_check(fw, NULL, klog, &error))
-		fwts_log_error(fw, "Error parsing kernel log.");
-	*errors += error;
-
 	if (fwts_oops_check(fw, klog, &oops, &warn_on))
 		fwts_log_error(fw, "Error parsing kernel log.");
 	*oopses += oops;
diff --git a/src/lib/include/fwts_klog.h b/src/lib/include/fwts_klog.h
index db3b65b..640455b 100644
--- a/src/lib/include/fwts_klog.h
+++ b/src/lib/include/fwts_klog.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ int        fwts_klog_clear(void);
 
 int        fwts_klog_firmware_check(fwts_framework *fw, fwts_klog_progress_func progress, fwts_list *klog, int *errors);
 int        fwts_klog_pm_check(fwts_framework *fw, fwts_klog_progress_func progress, fwts_list *klog, int *errors);
-int        fwts_klog_common_check(fwts_framework *fw, fwts_klog_progress_func progress, fwts_list *klog, int *errors);
 int	   fwts_klog_regex_find(fwts_framework *fw, fwts_list *klog, char *pattern);
 char      *fwts_klog_remove_timestamp(char *text);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/src/fwts_klog.c b/src/lib/src/fwts_klog.c
index 7d75b6d..b3ba9ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/src/fwts_klog.c
+++ b/src/lib/src/fwts_klog.c
@@ -448,13 +448,6 @@ int fwts_klog_pm_check(fwts_framework *fw, fwts_klog_progress_func progress,
 		progress, klog, errors);
 }
 
-int fwts_klog_common_check(fwts_framework *fw, fwts_klog_progress_func progress,
-	fwts_list *klog, int *errors)
-{
-	return fwts_klog_check(fw, "common_error_warning_patterns",
-		progress, klog, errors);
-}
-
 static void fwts_klog_regex_find_callback(fwts_framework *fw, char *line, int repeated,
 	char *prev, void *pattern, int *match)
 {
