diff --git a/drivers/regulator/fixed.c b/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
index ff62d69ba0be..988a7472c2ab 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
@@ -79,18 +79,8 @@ of_get_fixed_voltage_config(struct device *dev,
 		config->enabled_at_boot = true;
 
 	config->gpio = of_get_named_gpio(np, "gpio", 0);
-	/*
-	 * of_get_named_gpio() currently returns ENODEV rather than
-	 * EPROBE_DEFER. This code attempts to be compatible with both
-	 * for now; the ENODEV check can be removed once the API is fixed.
-	 * of_get_named_gpio() doesn't differentiate between a missing
-	 * property (which would be fine here, since the GPIO is optional)
-	 * and some other error. Patches have been posted for both issues.
-	 * Once they are check in, we should replace this with:
-	 * if (config->gpio < 0 && config->gpio != -ENOENT)
-	 */
-	if ((config->gpio == -ENODEV) || (config->gpio == -EPROBE_DEFER))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+	if ((config->gpio < 0) && (config->gpio != -ENOENT))
+		return ERR_PTR(config->gpio);
 
 	of_property_read_u32(np, "startup-delay-us", &config->startup_delay);