diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera.c b/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera.c
index 9758217470f0..a6d484f38a88 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera.c
@@ -1146,10 +1146,6 @@ static int soc_camera_probe(struct soc_camera_device *icd)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto evidstart;
 
-	ret = v4l2_subdev_call(sd, core, s_power, 1);
-	if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOIOCTLCMD)
-		goto esdpwr;
-
 	/* Try to improve our guess of a reasonable window format */
 	if (!v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, g_mbus_fmt, &mf)) {
 		icd->user_width		= mf.width;
@@ -1166,8 +1162,6 @@ static int soc_camera_probe(struct soc_camera_device *icd)
 
 	return 0;
 
-esdpwr:
-	video_unregister_device(icd->vdev);
 evidstart:
 	mutex_unlock(&icd->video_lock);
 	soc_camera_free_user_formats(icd);