diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c b/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c
index b3083075cd365..c26767343176f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c
@@ -595,8 +595,6 @@ static int mchp_corespi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct mchp_corespi *spi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
 	mchp_corespi_disable_ints(spi);
-	spi_unregister_master(master);
-	spi_master_put(master);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(spi->clk);
 	mchp_corespi_disable(spi);