diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
index 4b62a3872763..25fa33927124 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ int i2c_dw_probe_slave(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 	ret = i2c_add_numbered_adapter(adap);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "failure adding adapter: %d\n", ret);
-	pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev->dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }