diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nomadik.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nomadik.c
index 2141ba05dfec..9c5d66bd6dc1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nomadik.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nomadik.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,6 @@ static int nmk_i2c_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 
 static void nmk_i2c_remove(struct amba_device *adev)
 {
-	struct resource *res = &adev->res;
 	struct nmk_i2c_dev *dev = amba_get_drvdata(adev);
 
 	i2c_del_adapter(&dev->adap);
@@ -1049,7 +1048,6 @@ static void nmk_i2c_remove(struct amba_device *adev)
 	clear_all_interrupts(dev);
 	/* disable the controller */
 	i2c_clr_bit(dev->virtbase + I2C_CR, I2C_CR_PE);
-	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
 }
 
 static struct i2c_vendor_data vendor_stn8815 = {