diff --git a/drivers/base/power/resume.c b/drivers/base/power/resume.c
index 0c9610688542..00fd84ae6e66 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/resume.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/resume.c
@@ -29,13 +29,6 @@ int resume_device(struct device * dev)
 
 	down(&dev->sem);
 
-	if (dev->parent && dev->parent->power.power_state.event) {
-		dev_err(dev, "PM: resume from %d, parent %s still %d\n",
-			dev->power.power_state.event,
-			dev->parent->bus_id,
-			dev->parent->power.power_state.event);
-	}
-
 	if (dev->bus && dev->bus->resume) {
 		dev_dbg(dev,"resuming\n");
 		error = dev->bus->resume(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/suspend.c b/drivers/base/power/suspend.c
index a3ff3944832a..26df9b231737 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/suspend.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/suspend.c
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@ int suspend_device(struct device * dev, pm_message_t state)
 		dev_dbg(dev, "PM: suspend %d-->%d\n",
 			dev->power.power_state.event, state.event);
 	}
-	if (dev->parent && dev->parent->power.power_state.event) {
-		dev_err(dev,
-			"PM: suspend %d->%d, parent %s already %d\n",
-			dev->power.power_state.event, state.event,
-			dev->parent->bus_id,
-			dev->parent->power.power_state.event);
-	}
 
 	if (dev->class && dev->class->suspend) {
 		suspend_device_dbg(dev, state, "class ");