diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bd9576_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bd9576_wdt.c
index 4a20e07fbb69..f00ea1b4e40b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bd9576_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bd9576_wdt.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ struct bd9576_wdt_priv {
 	struct gpio_desc	*gpiod_en;
 	struct device		*dev;
 	struct regmap		*regmap;
-	bool			always_running;
 	struct watchdog_device	wdd;
 };
 
@@ -62,10 +61,7 @@ static int bd9576_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
 	struct bd9576_wdt_priv *priv = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
 
-	if (!priv->always_running)
-		bd9576_wdt_disable(priv);
-	else
-		set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &wdd->status);
+	bd9576_wdt_disable(priv);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -264,9 +260,6 @@ static int bd9576_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	priv->always_running = device_property_read_bool(dev->parent,
-							 "always-running");
-
 	watchdog_set_drvdata(&priv->wdd, priv);
 
 	priv->wdd.info			= &bd957x_wdt_ident;
@@ -281,9 +274,6 @@ static int bd9576_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	watchdog_stop_on_reboot(&priv->wdd);
 
-	if (priv->always_running)
-		bd9576_wdt_start(&priv->wdd);
-
 	return devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, &priv->wdd);
 }