diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-grgpio.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-grgpio.c
index df563616f943..bea0e32c195d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-grgpio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-grgpio.c
@@ -434,25 +434,13 @@ static int grgpio_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 static int grgpio_remove(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 {
 	struct grgpio_priv *priv = platform_get_drvdata(ofdev);
-	int i;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (priv->domain) {
-		for (i = 0; i < GRGPIO_MAX_NGPIO; i++) {
-			if (priv->uirqs[i].refcnt != 0) {
-				ret = -EBUSY;
-				goto out;
-			}
-		}
-	}
 
 	gpiochip_remove(&priv->gc);
 
 	if (priv->domain)
 		irq_domain_remove(priv->domain);
 
-out:
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id grgpio_match[] = {