diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pl061.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pl061.c
index 093c90bd3c1d..4102f63230fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pl061.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pl061.c
@@ -238,10 +238,6 @@ static int pl061_probe(struct amba_device *dev, const struct amba_id *id)
 	int ret, irq, i;
 	static DECLARE_BITMAP(init_irq, NR_IRQS);
 
-	pdata = dev->dev.platform_data;
-	if (pdata == NULL)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	chip = kzalloc(sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (chip == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;