diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index c1797b1b33705..d25ddcbbfbef5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ static void driver_bound(struct device *dev)
 
 	klist_add_tail(&dev->p->knode_driver, &dev->driver->p->klist_devices);
 
-	device_pm_check_callbacks(dev);
-
 	/*
 	 * Make sure the device is no longer in one of the deferred lists and
 	 * kick off retrying all pending devices
@@ -659,7 +657,6 @@ static void __device_release_driver(struct device *dev)
 		dev->driver = NULL;
 		dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 		klist_remove(&dev->p->knode_driver);
-		device_pm_check_callbacks(dev);
 		if (dev->bus)
 			blocking_notifier_call_chain(&dev->bus->p->bus_notifier,
 						     BUS_NOTIFY_UNBOUND_DRIVER,
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/common.c b/drivers/base/power/common.c
index 1e1c890800da7..e939e99e1ed95 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/common.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/common.c
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/pm_domain.h>
 
-#include "power.h"
-
 /**
  * dev_pm_get_subsys_data - Create or refcount power.subsys_data for device.
  * @dev: Device to handle.
@@ -155,6 +153,5 @@ void dev_pm_domain_set(struct device *dev, struct dev_pm_domain *pd)
 	WARN(device_is_bound(dev),
 	     "PM domains can only be changed for unbound devices\n");
 	dev->pm_domain = pd;
-	device_pm_check_callbacks(dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_domain_set);
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/domain.c b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
index 5aeeb9de743a4..5f7306731e73c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/domain.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 
-#include "power.h"
-
 #define GENPD_DEV_CALLBACK(genpd, type, callback, dev)		\
 ({								\
 	type (*__routine)(struct device *__d); 			\
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
index 1b9f6a4978814..74d4a54217cab 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ void device_pm_add(struct device *dev)
 {
 	pr_debug("PM: Adding info for %s:%s\n",
 		 dev->bus ? dev->bus->name : "No Bus", dev_name(dev));
-	device_pm_check_callbacks(dev);
 	mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 	if (dev->parent && dev->parent->power.is_prepared)
 		dev_warn(dev, "parent %s should not be sleeping\n",
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ void device_pm_remove(struct device *dev)
 	mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 	device_wakeup_disable(dev);
 	pm_runtime_remove(dev);
-	device_pm_check_callbacks(dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1566,11 +1564,6 @@ static int device_prepare(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 
 	dev->power.wakeup_path = device_may_wakeup(dev);
 
-	if (dev->power.no_pm_callbacks) {
-		ret = 1;    /* Let device go direct_complete */
-		goto unlock;
-	}
-
 	if (dev->pm_domain) {
 		info = "preparing power domain ";
 		callback = dev->pm_domain->ops.prepare;
@@ -1596,7 +1589,6 @@ static int device_prepare(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 		trace_device_pm_callback_end(dev, ret);
 	}
 
-unlock:
 	device_unlock(dev);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1723,30 +1715,3 @@ void dpm_for_each_dev(void *data, void (*fn)(struct device *, void *))
 	device_pm_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dpm_for_each_dev);
-
-static bool pm_ops_is_empty(const struct dev_pm_ops *ops)
-{
-	if (!ops)
-		return true;
-
-	return !ops->prepare &&
-	       !ops->suspend &&
-	       !ops->suspend_late &&
-	       !ops->suspend_noirq &&
-	       !ops->resume_noirq &&
-	       !ops->resume_early &&
-	       !ops->resume &&
-	       !ops->complete;
-}
-
-void device_pm_check_callbacks(struct device *dev)
-{
-	spin_lock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
-	dev->power.no_pm_callbacks =
-		(!dev->bus || pm_ops_is_empty(dev->bus->pm)) &&
-		(!dev->class || pm_ops_is_empty(dev->class->pm)) &&
-		(!dev->type || pm_ops_is_empty(dev->type->pm)) &&
-		(!dev->pm_domain || pm_ops_is_empty(&dev->pm_domain->ops)) &&
-		(!dev->driver || pm_ops_is_empty(dev->driver->pm));
-	spin_unlock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
-}
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/power.h b/drivers/base/power/power.h
index 84a29ac139e20..d13744bff5644 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/power.h
+++ b/drivers/base/power/power.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ extern void device_pm_remove(struct device *);
 extern void device_pm_move_before(struct device *, struct device *);
 extern void device_pm_move_after(struct device *, struct device *);
 extern void device_pm_move_last(struct device *);
-extern void device_pm_check_callbacks(struct device *dev);
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
 
@@ -70,8 +69,6 @@ static inline void device_pm_move_after(struct device *deva,
 					struct device *devb) {}
 static inline void device_pm_move_last(struct device *dev) {}
 
-static inline void device_pm_check_callbacks(struct device *dev) {}
-
 #endif /* !CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
 
 static inline void device_pm_init(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/pm.h b/include/linux/pm.h
index 6e74b9de45c15..fce3c6a71b471 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm.h
@@ -628,7 +628,6 @@ struct dev_pm_info {
 	enum wakeup_type	wakeup_source_type;
 	bool			wakeup_path:1;
 	bool			syscore:1;
-	bool			no_pm_callbacks:1;  /* Owned by the PM core */
 	bool			use_dark_resume:1;
 #else
 	unsigned int		should_wakeup:1;