diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/axp288_fuel_gauge.c b/drivers/power/supply/axp288_fuel_gauge.c
index dabcf0c6ea95..084c8ba9749d 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/axp288_fuel_gauge.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/axp288_fuel_gauge.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/axp20x.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/power_supply.h>
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@
 #define FG_LOW_CAP_CRIT_THR			4   /* 4 perc */
 #define FG_LOW_CAP_SHDN_THR			0   /* 0 perc */
 
-#define STATUS_MON_DELAY_JIFFIES    (HZ * 60)   /*60 sec */
 #define NR_RETRY_CNT    3
 #define DEV_NAME	"axp288_fuel_gauge"
 
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ struct axp288_fg_info {
 	struct mutex lock;
 	int status;
 	int max_volt;
-	struct delayed_work status_monitor;
 	struct dentry *debug_file;
 };
 
@@ -592,16 +589,6 @@ static int fuel_gauge_property_is_writeable(struct power_supply *psy,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void fuel_gauge_status_monitor(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct axp288_fg_info *info = container_of(work,
-		struct axp288_fg_info, status_monitor.work);
-
-	fuel_gauge_get_status(info);
-	power_supply_changed(info->bat);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&info->status_monitor, STATUS_MON_DELAY_JIFFIES);
-}
-
 static irqreturn_t fuel_gauge_thread_handler(int irq, void *dev)
 {
 	struct axp288_fg_info *info = dev;
@@ -781,7 +768,6 @@ static int axp288_fuel_gauge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, info);
 
 	mutex_init(&info->lock);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&info->status_monitor, fuel_gauge_status_monitor);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IIO_CHANNEL_NUM; i++) {
 		/*
@@ -841,7 +827,6 @@ static int axp288_fuel_gauge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	fuel_gauge_create_debugfs(info);
 	fuel_gauge_init_irq(info);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&info->status_monitor, STATUS_MON_DELAY_JIFFIES);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -864,7 +849,6 @@ static int axp288_fuel_gauge_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct axp288_fg_info *info = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int i;
 
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&info->status_monitor);
 	power_supply_unregister(info->bat);
 	fuel_gauge_remove_debugfs(info);