diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
index 380c05e7f7ff..8b9eceb66b37 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
@@ -557,18 +557,13 @@ static int __devinit ade7753_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 /* fixme, confirm ordering in this function */
 static int __devexit ade7753_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	int ret;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = spi_get_drvdata(spi);
 
 	iio_device_unregister(indio_dev);
-
-	ret = ade7753_stop_device(&(indio_dev->dev));
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_ret;
-
+	ade7753_stop_device(&indio_dev->dev);
 	iio_device_free(indio_dev);
-err_ret:
-	return ret;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct spi_driver ade7753_driver = {