diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c
index 34b9f8140187..661a229c105d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c
@@ -268,13 +268,6 @@ int usb_phy_gen_create_phy(struct device *dev, struct usb_phy_generic *nop)
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
 
-	nop->vbus_draw = devm_regulator_get_exclusive(dev, "vbus");
-	if (PTR_ERR(nop->vbus_draw) == -ENODEV)
-		nop->vbus_draw = NULL;
-	if (IS_ERR(nop->vbus_draw))
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(nop->vbus_draw),
-				     "could not get vbus regulator\n");
-
 	nop->dev		= dev;
 	nop->phy.dev		= nop->dev;
 	nop->phy.label		= "nop-xceiv";