diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel-core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel-core.c
index 6b5d3be283c4..807299dd45eb 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel-core.c
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ struct bmc150_accel_data {
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	int irq;
 	struct bmc150_accel_interrupt interrupts[BMC150_ACCEL_INTERRUPTS];
-	atomic_t active_intr;
 	struct bmc150_accel_trigger triggers[BMC150_ACCEL_TRIGGERS];
 	struct mutex mutex;
 	u8 fifo_mode, watermark;
@@ -493,11 +492,6 @@ static int bmc150_accel_set_interrupt(struct bmc150_accel_data *data, int i,
 		goto out_fix_power_state;
 	}
 
-	if (state)
-		atomic_inc(&data->active_intr);
-	else
-		atomic_dec(&data->active_intr);
-
 	return 0;
 
 out_fix_power_state:
@@ -1710,8 +1704,7 @@ static int bmc150_accel_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct bmc150_accel_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-	if (atomic_read(&data->active_intr))
-		bmc150_accel_set_mode(data, BMC150_ACCEL_SLEEP_MODE_NORMAL, 0);
+	bmc150_accel_set_mode(data, BMC150_ACCEL_SLEEP_MODE_NORMAL, 0);
 	bmc150_accel_fifo_set_mode(data);
 	mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);