diff --git a/drivers/hwspinlock/sirf_hwspinlock.c b/drivers/hwspinlock/sirf_hwspinlock.c
index 8cb5fd41f236b..d62462e1f62b7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwspinlock/sirf_hwspinlock.c
+++ b/drivers/hwspinlock/sirf_hwspinlock.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/hwspinlock.h>
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ static int sirf_hwspinlock_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct sirf_hwspinlock *hwspin;
 	struct hwspinlock *hwlock;
-	int idx, ret;
+	int idx;
 
 	if (!pdev->dev.of_node)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -80,20 +79,9 @@ static int sirf_hwspinlock_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, hwspin);
 
-	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
-
-	ret = hwspin_lock_register(&hwspin->bank, &pdev->dev,
-				   &sirf_hwspinlock_ops, 0,
-				   HW_SPINLOCK_NUMBER);
-	if (ret)
-		goto reg_failed;
-
-	return 0;
-
-reg_failed:
-	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-
-	return ret;
+	return hwspin_lock_register(&hwspin->bank, &pdev->dev,
+				    &sirf_hwspinlock_ops, 0,
+				    HW_SPINLOCK_NUMBER);
 }
 
 static int sirf_hwspinlock_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -107,8 +95,6 @@ static int sirf_hwspinlock_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-
 	return 0;
 }