diff --git a/drivers/hwspinlock/qcom_hwspinlock.c b/drivers/hwspinlock/qcom_hwspinlock.c
index 6da7447d277dc..5a736b00b40cd 100644
--- a/drivers/hwspinlock/qcom_hwspinlock.c
+++ b/drivers/hwspinlock/qcom_hwspinlock.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 
 #include "hwspinlock_internal.h"
@@ -122,14 +121,8 @@ static int qcom_hwspinlock_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 							     regmap, field);
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
-
-	ret = hwspin_lock_register(bank, &pdev->dev, &qcom_hwspinlock_ops,
-				   0, QCOM_MUTEX_NUM_LOCKS);
-	if (ret)
-		pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-
-	return ret;
+	return hwspin_lock_register(bank, &pdev->dev, &qcom_hwspinlock_ops,
+				    0, QCOM_MUTEX_NUM_LOCKS);
 }
 
 static int qcom_hwspinlock_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -143,8 +136,6 @@ static int qcom_hwspinlock_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-
 	return 0;
 }