diff --git a/drivers/pci/access.c b/drivers/pci/access.c
index ca42a33bbb00..68ed22a4b116 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/access.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/access.c
@@ -508,15 +508,9 @@ out:
 	return ret ? ret : count;
 }
 
-static void pci_vpd_pci22_release(struct pci_dev *dev)
-{
-	kfree(container_of(dev->vpd, struct pci_vpd_pci22, base));
-}
-
 static const struct pci_vpd_ops pci_vpd_pci22_ops = {
 	.read = pci_vpd_pci22_read,
 	.write = pci_vpd_pci22_write,
-	.release = pci_vpd_pci22_release,
 };
 
 static ssize_t pci_vpd_f0_read(struct pci_dev *dev, loff_t pos, size_t count,
@@ -552,7 +546,6 @@ static ssize_t pci_vpd_f0_write(struct pci_dev *dev, loff_t pos, size_t count,
 static const struct pci_vpd_ops pci_vpd_f0_ops = {
 	.read = pci_vpd_f0_read,
 	.write = pci_vpd_f0_write,
-	.release = pci_vpd_pci22_release,
 };
 
 int pci_vpd_pci22_init(struct pci_dev *dev)
@@ -584,7 +577,7 @@ int pci_vpd_pci22_init(struct pci_dev *dev)
 void pci_vpd_release(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	if (dev->vpd)
-		dev->vpd->ops->release(dev);
+		kfree(container_of(dev->vpd, struct pci_vpd_pci22, base));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.h b/drivers/pci/pci.h
index 52e86b0d56d2..b3e9daac67d4 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ static inline bool pci_has_subordinate(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 struct pci_vpd_ops {
 	ssize_t (*read)(struct pci_dev *dev, loff_t pos, size_t count, void *buf);
 	ssize_t (*write)(struct pci_dev *dev, loff_t pos, size_t count, const void *buf);
-	void (*release)(struct pci_dev *dev);
 };
 
 struct pci_vpd {