diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_common.h
index 0f45107db8dda..d14e0cfc3a6b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_common.h
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ struct sxgbe_priv_data {
 struct sxgbe_priv_data *sxgbe_drv_probe(struct device *device,
 					struct sxgbe_plat_data *plat_dat,
 					void __iomem *addr);
-int sxgbe_drv_remove(struct net_device *ndev);
+void sxgbe_drv_remove(struct net_device *ndev);
 void sxgbe_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev);
 int sxgbe_mdio_unregister(struct net_device *ndev);
 int sxgbe_mdio_register(struct net_device *ndev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c
index 9664f029fa161..71439825ea4e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_main.c
@@ -2203,7 +2203,7 @@ struct sxgbe_priv_data *sxgbe_drv_probe(struct device *device,
  * Description: this function resets the TX/RX processes, disables the MAC RX/TX
  * changes the link status, releases the DMA descriptor rings.
  */
-int sxgbe_drv_remove(struct net_device *ndev)
+void sxgbe_drv_remove(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct sxgbe_priv_data *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	u8 queue_num;
@@ -2231,8 +2231,6 @@ int sxgbe_drv_remove(struct net_device *ndev)
 	kfree(priv->hw);
 
 	free_netdev(ndev);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_platform.c
index 4e5526303f076..fb59ff94509a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_platform.c
@@ -172,9 +172,10 @@ static int sxgbe_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int sxgbe_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	int ret = sxgbe_drv_remove(ndev);
 
-	return ret;
+	sxgbe_drv_remove(ndev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM