diff --git a/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c b/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
index 978fdfc19a06..0cac5bead84f 100644
--- a/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mcb/mcb-core.c
@@ -387,17 +387,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(mcb_free_dev, MCB);
 
 static int __mcb_bus_add_devices(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
-	struct mcb_device *mdev = to_mcb_device(dev);
 	int retval;
 
-	if (mdev->is_added)
-		return 0;
-
 	retval = device_attach(dev);
-	if (retval < 0)
+	if (retval < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error adding device (%d)\n", retval);
-
-	mdev->is_added = true;
+		return retval;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mcb/mcb-parse.c b/drivers/mcb/mcb-parse.c
index 2aef990f379f..656b6b71c768 100644
--- a/drivers/mcb/mcb-parse.c
+++ b/drivers/mcb/mcb-parse.c
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ static int chameleon_parse_gdd(struct mcb_bus *bus,
 	mdev->mem.end = mdev->mem.start + size - 1;
 	mdev->mem.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM;
 
-	mdev->is_added = false;
-
 	ret = mcb_device_register(bus, mdev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
diff --git a/include/linux/mcb.h b/include/linux/mcb.h
index 1e5893138afe..0b971b24a804 100644
--- a/include/linux/mcb.h
+++ b/include/linux/mcb.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ static inline struct mcb_bus *to_mcb_bus(struct device *dev)
 struct mcb_device {
 	struct device dev;
 	struct mcb_bus *bus;
-	bool is_added;
 	struct mcb_driver *driver;
 	u16 id;
 	int inst;