diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-espi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-espi.c
index f35eb2c..fe54e57 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-espi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-espi.c
@@ -797,11 +797,6 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int of_fsl_espi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
-{
-	return mpc8xxx_spi_remove(&dev->dev);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 static int of_fsl_espi_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -865,7 +860,6 @@
 		.pm = &espi_pm,
 	},
 	.probe		= of_fsl_espi_probe,
-	.remove		= of_fsl_espi_remove,
 };
 module_platform_driver(fsl_espi_driver);
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lib.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lib.c
index e50fd06..1e43412 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lib.c
@@ -114,21 +114,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mpc8xxx_spi_probe);
 
-int mpc8xxx_spi_remove(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct mpc8xxx_spi *mpc8xxx_spi;
-	struct spi_master *master;
-
-	master = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	mpc8xxx_spi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
-
-	if (mpc8xxx_spi->spi_remove)
-		mpc8xxx_spi->spi_remove(mpc8xxx_spi);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mpc8xxx_spi_remove);
-
 int of_mpc8xxx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &ofdev->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lib.h b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lib.h
index 1326a39..84f5dcb 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lib.h
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lib.h
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@
 	void (*get_rx) (u32 rx_data, struct mpc8xxx_spi *);
 	u32(*get_tx) (struct mpc8xxx_spi *);
 
-	/* hooks for different controller driver */
-	void (*spi_remove) (struct mpc8xxx_spi *mspi);
-
 	unsigned int count;
 	unsigned int irq;
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
index 8bfbe9e..17a9a87 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-spi.c
@@ -559,11 +559,6 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void fsl_spi_remove(struct mpc8xxx_spi *mspi)
-{
-	fsl_spi_cpm_free(mspi);
-}
-
 static void fsl_spi_grlib_cs_control(struct spi_device *spi, bool on)
 {
 	struct mpc8xxx_spi *mpc8xxx_spi = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
@@ -630,7 +625,6 @@
 	master->transfer_one_message = fsl_spi_do_one_msg;
 
 	mpc8xxx_spi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
-	mpc8xxx_spi->spi_remove = fsl_spi_remove;
 	mpc8xxx_spi->max_bits_per_word = 32;
 	mpc8xxx_spi->type = fsl_spi_get_type(dev);
 
@@ -861,11 +855,8 @@
 {
 	struct spi_master *master = platform_get_drvdata(ofdev);
 	struct mpc8xxx_spi *mpc8xxx_spi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = mpc8xxx_spi_remove(&ofdev->dev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	fsl_spi_cpm_free(mpc8xxx_spi);
 	if (mpc8xxx_spi->type == TYPE_FSL)
 		of_fsl_spi_free_chipselects(&ofdev->dev);
 	return 0;
@@ -911,7 +902,12 @@
 
 static int plat_mpc8xxx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	return mpc8xxx_spi_remove(&pdev->dev);
+	struct spi_master *master = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct mpc8xxx_spi *mpc8xxx_spi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
+
+	fsl_spi_cpm_free(mpc8xxx_spi);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:mpc8xxx_spi");