diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c b/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c
index db146d0f7937..669d769ea1dc 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c
@@ -820,11 +820,6 @@ static int alps_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void alps_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
-{
-	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
-}
-
 static const struct hid_device_id alps_id[] = {
 	{ HID_DEVICE(HID_BUS_ANY, HID_GROUP_ANY,
 		USB_VENDOR_ID_ALPS_JP, HID_DEVICE_ID_ALPS_U1_DUAL) },
@@ -842,7 +837,6 @@ static struct hid_driver alps_driver = {
 	.name = "hid-alps",
 	.id_table		= alps_id,
 	.probe			= alps_probe,
-	.remove			= alps_remove,
 	.raw_event		= alps_raw_event,
 	.input_mapping		= alps_input_mapping,
 	.input_configured	= alps_input_configured,