diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-mxs.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-mxs.c
index 6bbda6b4ab50..41b5b07d5a2b 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-mxs.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/pinctrl/machine.h>
@@ -553,14 +552,3 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mxs_pinctrl_probe);
-
-int mxs_pinctrl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct mxs_pinctrl_data *d = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	pinctrl_unregister(d->pctl);
-	iounmap(d->base);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mxs_pinctrl_remove);
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-mxs.h b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-mxs.h
index fdd88d0bae22..34dbf75208dc 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-mxs.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-mxs.h
@@ -86,6 +86,5 @@ struct mxs_pinctrl_soc_data {
 
 int mxs_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		      struct mxs_pinctrl_soc_data *soc);
-int mxs_pinctrl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev);
 
 #endif /* __PINCTRL_MXS_H */