diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
index 994c54cc68e9..671f4ba7b4ed 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
@@ -89,31 +89,31 @@ static struct notifier_block wdt_notifier = {
 
 static int stmp3xxx_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	watchdog_set_drvdata(&stmp3xxx_wdd, &pdev->dev);
+	watchdog_set_drvdata(&stmp3xxx_wdd, dev);
 
 	stmp3xxx_wdd.timeout = clamp_t(unsigned, heartbeat, 1, STMP3XXX_MAX_TIMEOUT);
-	stmp3xxx_wdd.parent = &pdev->dev;
+	stmp3xxx_wdd.parent = dev;
 
-	ret = watchdog_register_device(&stmp3xxx_wdd);
+	ret = devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, &stmp3xxx_wdd);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot register watchdog device\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "cannot register watchdog device\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (register_reboot_notifier(&wdt_notifier))
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "cannot register reboot notifier\n");
+		dev_warn(dev, "cannot register reboot notifier\n");
 
-	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "initialized watchdog with heartbeat %ds\n",
-			stmp3xxx_wdd.timeout);
+	dev_info(dev, "initialized watchdog with heartbeat %ds\n",
+		 stmp3xxx_wdd.timeout);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int stmp3xxx_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	unregister_reboot_notifier(&wdt_notifier);
-	watchdog_unregister_device(&stmp3xxx_wdd);
 	return 0;
 }