diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
index 8285d65cd207..27ab8db67d14 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ static void omap_wdt_set_timeout(struct omap_wdt_dev *wdev)
 	u32 pre_margin = GET_WLDR_VAL(timer_margin);
 	void __iomem *base = wdev->base;
 
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(wdev->dev);
-
 	/* just count up at 32 KHz */
 	while (__raw_readl(base + OMAP_WATCHDOG_WPS) & 0x04)
 		cpu_relax();
@@ -135,8 +133,6 @@ static void omap_wdt_set_timeout(struct omap_wdt_dev *wdev)
 	__raw_writel(pre_margin, base + OMAP_WATCHDOG_LDR);
 	while (__raw_readl(base + OMAP_WATCHDOG_WPS) & 0x04)
 		cpu_relax();
-
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(wdev->dev);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -166,8 +162,6 @@ static int omap_wdt_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	omap_wdt_ping(wdev); /* trigger loading of new timeout value */
 	omap_wdt_enable(wdev);
 
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(wdev->dev);
-
 	return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 }
 
@@ -179,8 +173,6 @@ static int omap_wdt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	 *      Shut off the timer unless NOWAYOUT is defined.
 	 */
 #ifndef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(wdev->dev);
-
 	omap_wdt_disable(wdev);
 
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(wdev->dev);
@@ -199,11 +191,9 @@ static ssize_t omap_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 
 	/* Refresh LOAD_TIME. */
 	if (len) {
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(wdev->dev);
 		spin_lock(&wdt_lock);
 		omap_wdt_ping(wdev);
 		spin_unlock(&wdt_lock);
-		pm_runtime_put_sync(wdev->dev);
 	}
 	return len;
 }
@@ -236,18 +226,15 @@ static long omap_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 					(int __user *)arg);
 		return put_user(0, (int __user *)arg);
 	case WDIOC_KEEPALIVE:
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(wdev->dev);
 		spin_lock(&wdt_lock);
 		omap_wdt_ping(wdev);
 		spin_unlock(&wdt_lock);
-		pm_runtime_put_sync(wdev->dev);
 		return 0;
 	case WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT:
 		if (get_user(new_margin, (int __user *)arg))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		omap_wdt_adjust_timeout(new_margin);
 
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(wdev->dev);
 		spin_lock(&wdt_lock);
 		omap_wdt_disable(wdev);
 		omap_wdt_set_timeout(wdev);
@@ -255,7 +242,6 @@ static long omap_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 
 		omap_wdt_ping(wdev);
 		spin_unlock(&wdt_lock);
-		pm_runtime_put_sync(wdev->dev);
 		/* Fall */
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
 		return put_user(timer_margin, (int __user *)arg);
@@ -363,7 +349,6 @@ static void omap_wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct omap_wdt_dev *wdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	if (wdev->omap_wdt_users) {
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(wdev->dev);
 		omap_wdt_disable(wdev);
 		pm_runtime_put_sync(wdev->dev);
 	}
@@ -403,7 +388,6 @@ static int omap_wdt_suspend(struct platform_device *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 	struct omap_wdt_dev *wdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	if (wdev->omap_wdt_users) {
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(wdev->dev);
 		omap_wdt_disable(wdev);
 		pm_runtime_put_sync(wdev->dev);
 	}
@@ -419,7 +403,6 @@ static int omap_wdt_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		pm_runtime_get_sync(wdev->dev);
 		omap_wdt_enable(wdev);
 		omap_wdt_ping(wdev);
-		pm_runtime_put_sync(wdev->dev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;