diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
index b8b015a7d0454..ec4d99a830ba6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
@@ -206,16 +206,8 @@ static int jz4740_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int jz4740_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct jz4740_wdt_drvdata *drvdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	return jz4740_wdt_stop(&drvdata->wdt);
-}
-
 static struct platform_driver jz4740_wdt_driver = {
 	.probe = jz4740_wdt_probe,
-	.remove = jz4740_wdt_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "jz4740-wdt",
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(jz4740_wdt_of_matches),