diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
index 507a2d945b900..fa800fcf31d41 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
@@ -444,11 +444,8 @@ static int pwm_omap_dmtimer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int pwm_omap_dmtimer_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct pwm_omap_dmtimer_chip *omap = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = pwmchip_remove(&omap->chip);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	pwmchip_remove(&omap->chip);
 
 	if (pm_runtime_active(&omap->dm_timer_pdev->dev))
 		omap->pdata->stop(omap->dm_timer);