diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c
index 078f0d813..7cbf301c4 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c
@@ -26,38 +26,6 @@
 #define SYSTEM_PWR_STATE(state) \
 	((state)->pwr_domain_state[PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL])
 
-#define PSTATE_WIDTH		4
-#define PSTATE_MASK		((1 << PSTATE_WIDTH) - 1)
-
-#define MAKE_PWRSTATE(lvl2_state, lvl1_state, lvl0_state, pwr_lvl, type) \
-		(((lvl2_state) << (PSTATE_ID_SHIFT + PSTATE_WIDTH * 2)) | \
-		 ((lvl1_state) << (PSTATE_ID_SHIFT + PSTATE_WIDTH)) | \
-		 ((lvl0_state) << (PSTATE_ID_SHIFT)) | \
-		 ((pwr_lvl) << PSTATE_PWR_LVL_SHIFT) | \
-		 ((type) << PSTATE_TYPE_SHIFT))
-
-/*
- * The table storing the valid idle power states. Ensure that the
- * array entries are populated in ascending order of state-id to
- * enable us to use binary search during power state validation.
- * The table must be terminated by a NULL entry.
- */
-const unsigned int hikey960_pwr_idle_states[] = {
-	/* State-id - 0x001 */
-	MAKE_PWRSTATE(PLAT_MAX_RUN_STATE, PLAT_MAX_RUN_STATE,
-		      PLAT_MAX_STB_STATE, MPIDR_AFFLVL0, PSTATE_TYPE_STANDBY),
-	/* State-id - 0x002 */
-	MAKE_PWRSTATE(PLAT_MAX_RUN_STATE, PLAT_MAX_RUN_STATE,
-		      PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE, MPIDR_AFFLVL0, PSTATE_TYPE_STANDBY),
-	/* State-id - 0x003 */
-	MAKE_PWRSTATE(PLAT_MAX_RUN_STATE, PLAT_MAX_RUN_STATE,
-		      PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE, MPIDR_AFFLVL0, PSTATE_TYPE_POWERDOWN),
-	/* State-id - 0x033 */
-	MAKE_PWRSTATE(PLAT_MAX_RUN_STATE, PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE,
-		      PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE, MPIDR_AFFLVL1, PSTATE_TYPE_POWERDOWN),
-	0,
-};
-
 #define DMAC_GLB_REG_SEC	0x694
 #define AXI_CONF_BASE		0x820
 
@@ -68,21 +36,16 @@ static void hikey960_pwr_domain_standby(plat_local_state_t cpu_state)
 	unsigned long scr;
 	unsigned int val = 0;
 
-	assert(cpu_state == PLAT_MAX_STB_STATE ||
-	       cpu_state == PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE);
+	assert(cpu_state == PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE);
 
 	scr = read_scr_el3();
 
 	/* Enable Physical IRQ and FIQ to wake the CPU*/
 	write_scr_el3(scr | SCR_IRQ_BIT | SCR_FIQ_BIT);
 
-	if (cpu_state == PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE)
-		set_retention_ticks(val);
-
+	set_retention_ticks(val);
 	wfi();
-
-	if (cpu_state == PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE)
-		clr_retention_ticks(val);
+	clr_retention_ticks(val);
 
 	/*
 	 * Restore SCR to the original value, synchronisazion of
@@ -161,34 +124,38 @@ static void __dead2 hikey960_system_reset(void)
 int hikey960_validate_power_state(unsigned int power_state,
 			       psci_power_state_t *req_state)
 {
-	unsigned int state_id;
+	unsigned int pstate = psci_get_pstate_type(power_state);
+	unsigned int pwr_lvl = psci_get_pstate_pwrlvl(power_state);
 	int i;
 
 	assert(req_state);
 
-	/*
-	 *  Currently we are using a linear search for finding the matching
-	 *  entry in the idle power state array. This can be made a binary
-	 *  search if the number of entries justify the additional complexity.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; !!hikey960_pwr_idle_states[i]; i++) {
-		if (power_state == hikey960_pwr_idle_states[i])
-			break;
-	}
-
-	/* Return error if entry not found in the idle state array */
-	if (!hikey960_pwr_idle_states[i])
+	if (pwr_lvl > PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL)
 		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
 
-	i = 0;
-	state_id = psci_get_pstate_id(power_state);
-
-	/* Parse the State ID and populate the state info parameter */
-	while (state_id) {
-		req_state->pwr_domain_state[i++] = state_id & PSTATE_MASK;
-		state_id >>= PSTATE_WIDTH;
+	/* Sanity check the requested state */
+	if (pstate == PSTATE_TYPE_STANDBY) {
+		/*
+		 * It's possible to enter standby only on power level 0
+		 * Ignore any other power level.
+		 */
+		if (pwr_lvl != MPIDR_AFFLVL0)
+			return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
+
+		req_state->pwr_domain_state[MPIDR_AFFLVL0] =
+					PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE;
+	} else {
+		for (i = MPIDR_AFFLVL0; i <= pwr_lvl; i++)
+			req_state->pwr_domain_state[i] =
+					PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * We expect the 'state id' to be zero.
+	 */
+	if (psci_get_pstate_id(power_state))
+		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
+
 	return PSCI_E_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/include/platform_def.h b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/include/platform_def.h
index 2ac7f2a75..cb7609076 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/include/platform_def.h
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@
 #define PLAT_NUM_PWR_DOMAINS		(PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT + \
 					 PLATFORM_CLUSTER_COUNT + 1)
 
-#define PLAT_MAX_RUN_STATE		0
-#define PLAT_MAX_STB_STATE		1
-#define PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE		2
-#define PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE		3
+#define PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE		1
+#define PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE		2
 
 #define MAX_IO_DEVICES			3
 #define MAX_IO_HANDLES			4