diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c
index 46210512d8ec..74d603501eec 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.c
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ int imx_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	ipctl->info = info;
 	ipctl->dev = info->dev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ipctl);
-	ipctl->pctl = pinctrl_register(&imx_pinctrl_desc, &pdev->dev, ipctl);
+	ipctl->pctl = devm_pinctrl_register(&pdev->dev, &imx_pinctrl_desc, ipctl);
 	if (IS_ERR(ipctl->pctl)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not register IMX pinctrl driver\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(ipctl->pctl);
@@ -800,12 +800,3 @@ int imx_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int imx_pinctrl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct imx_pinctrl *ipctl = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	pinctrl_unregister(ipctl->pctl);
-
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h
index 3b8bd81a39a4..8af8aa2897ab 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx.h
@@ -99,5 +99,4 @@ struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info {
 
 int imx_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info *info);
-int imx_pinctrl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev);
 #endif /* __DRIVERS_PINCTRL_IMX_H */
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx25.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx25.c
index 293ed4381cc0..81ad546d74bb 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx25.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx25.c
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx25_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(imx25_pinctrl_of_match),
 	},
 	.probe = imx25_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx25_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx35.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx35.c
index 9109c10c5dab..13eb224a29a9 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx35.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx35.c
@@ -1021,7 +1021,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx35_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = imx35_pinctrl_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = imx35_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx35_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx50.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx50.c
index 8acc4d960cfa..95a36c88b66a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx50.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx50.c
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx50_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(imx50_pinctrl_of_match),
 	},
 	.probe = imx50_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx50_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx51.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx51.c
index 8dec494aa2c6..0863e5279896 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx51.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx51.c
@@ -784,7 +784,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx51_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = imx51_pinctrl_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = imx51_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx51_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx53.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx53.c
index d39dfd6a3a44..64c9cbe2a5df 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx53.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx53.c
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx53_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = imx53_pinctrl_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = imx53_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx53_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6dl.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6dl.c
index 5a2cdb0549ce..de17bac8ad89 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6dl.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6dl.c
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx6dl_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = imx6dl_pinctrl_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = imx6dl_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx6dl_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6q.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6q.c
index 7d50a36b1086..55cd8a0e367d 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6q.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6q.c
@@ -483,7 +483,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx6q_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = imx6q_pinctrl_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = imx6q_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx6q_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sl.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sl.c
index e27d17fdc69d..bf455b8e73fc 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sl.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sl.c
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx6sl_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = imx6sl_pinctrl_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = imx6sl_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx6sl_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sx.c
index 117180c26c50..84118c388cc5 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6sx.c
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx6sx_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(imx6sx_pinctrl_of_match),
 	},
 	.probe = imx6sx_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx6sx_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6ul.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6ul.c
index 78627c70c6ba..c707fdd933ec 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6ul.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx6ul.c
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx6ul_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(imx6ul_pinctrl_of_match),
 	},
 	.probe = imx6ul_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx6ul_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx7d.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx7d.c
index 1c89613eb4b7..d30d91f80dfd 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx7d.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx7d.c
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ static struct platform_driver imx7d_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(imx7d_pinctrl_of_match),
 	},
 	.probe = imx7d_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init imx7d_pinctrl_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-vf610.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-vf610.c
index 587d1ff6210e..6d81be096bc0 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-vf610.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-vf610.c
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ static struct platform_driver vf610_pinctrl_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = vf610_pinctrl_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = vf610_pinctrl_probe,
-	.remove = imx_pinctrl_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init vf610_pinctrl_init(void)