diff --git a/drivers/dax/hmem/hmem.c b/drivers/dax/hmem/hmem.c
index 1bf040dbc834..c7351e0dc8ff 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/hmem/hmem.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/hmem/hmem.c
@@ -44,15 +44,8 @@ static int dax_hmem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int dax_hmem_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	/* devm handles teardown */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct platform_driver dax_hmem_driver = {
 	.probe = dax_hmem_probe,
-	.remove = dax_hmem_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "hmem",
 	},