diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index c9534e229166..e2927a600910 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -2151,32 +2151,13 @@ static const char *pl011_type(struct uart_port *port)
 	return uap->port.type == PORT_AMBA ? uap->type : NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- * Release the memory region(s) being used by 'port'
- */
-static void pl011_release_port(struct uart_port *port)
-{
-	release_mem_region(port->mapbase, SZ_4K);
-}
-
-/*
- * Request the memory region(s) being used by 'port'
- */
-static int pl011_request_port(struct uart_port *port)
-{
-	return request_mem_region(port->mapbase, SZ_4K, "uart-pl011")
-			!= NULL ? 0 : -EBUSY;
-}
-
 /*
  * Configure/autoconfigure the port.
  */
 static void pl011_config_port(struct uart_port *port, int flags)
 {
-	if (flags & UART_CONFIG_TYPE) {
+	if (flags & UART_CONFIG_TYPE)
 		port->type = PORT_AMBA;
-		pl011_request_port(port);
-	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2191,6 +2172,8 @@ static int pl011_verify_port(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_struct *ser)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (ser->baud_base < 9600)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (port->mapbase != (unsigned long) ser->iomem_base)
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2243,8 +2226,6 @@ static const struct uart_ops amba_pl011_pops = {
 	.flush_buffer	= pl011_dma_flush_buffer,
 	.set_termios	= pl011_set_termios,
 	.type		= pl011_type,
-	.release_port	= pl011_release_port,
-	.request_port	= pl011_request_port,
 	.config_port	= pl011_config_port,
 	.verify_port	= pl011_verify_port,
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL
@@ -2274,8 +2255,6 @@ static const struct uart_ops sbsa_uart_pops = {
 	.shutdown	= sbsa_uart_shutdown,
 	.set_termios	= sbsa_uart_set_termios,
 	.type		= pl011_type,
-	.release_port	= pl011_release_port,
-	.request_port	= pl011_request_port,
 	.config_port	= pl011_config_port,
 	.verify_port	= pl011_verify_port,
 #ifdef CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL