diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
index 8d1184aee932..1ddc1f742cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int wm831x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(wm831x->dev, "Failed to read watchdog status: %d\n",
 			ret);
-		goto err;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	reg = ret;
 
@@ -203,10 +203,8 @@ static int wm831x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	driver_data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*driver_data),
 				   GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!driver_data) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err;
-	}
+	if (!driver_data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mutex_init(&driver_data->lock);
 	driver_data->wm831x = wm831x;
@@ -253,7 +251,7 @@ static int wm831x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				dev_err(wm831x->dev,
 					"Failed to request update GPIO: %d\n",
 					ret);
-				goto err;
+				return ret;
 			}
 
 			driver_data->update_gpio = pdata->update_gpio;
@@ -269,37 +267,22 @@ static int wm831x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		} else {
 			dev_err(wm831x->dev,
 				"Failed to unlock security key: %d\n", ret);
-			goto err;
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = watchdog_register_device(&driver_data->wdt);
+	ret = devm_watchdog_register_device(&pdev->dev, &driver_data->wdt);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(wm831x->dev, "watchdog_register_device() failed: %d\n",
 			ret);
-		goto err;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, driver_data);
-
-	return 0;
-
-err:
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int wm831x_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct wm831x_wdt_drvdata *driver_data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	watchdog_unregister_device(&driver_data->wdt);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver wm831x_wdt_driver = {
 	.probe = wm831x_wdt_probe,
-	.remove = wm831x_wdt_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "wm831x-watchdog",
 	},