diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm97xx-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm97xx-core.c
index 9a2331eb1bfa..663acbb1854c 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm97xx-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm97xx-core.c
@@ -319,13 +319,11 @@ static int wm97xx_ac97_probe(struct ac97_codec_device *adev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int wm97xx_ac97_remove(struct ac97_codec_device *adev)
+static void wm97xx_ac97_remove(struct ac97_codec_device *adev)
 {
 	struct wm97xx_priv *wm97xx = ac97_get_drvdata(adev);
 
 	snd_ac97_compat_release(wm97xx->ac97);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct ac97_id wm97xx_ac97_ids[] = {
diff --git a/include/sound/ac97/codec.h b/include/sound/ac97/codec.h
index 9792d25fa369..2fc641cb1982 100644
--- a/include/sound/ac97/codec.h
+++ b/include/sound/ac97/codec.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct ac97_codec_device {
 struct ac97_codec_driver {
 	struct device_driver	driver;
 	int			(*probe)(struct ac97_codec_device *);
-	int			(*remove)(struct ac97_codec_device *);
+	void			(*remove)(struct ac97_codec_device *dev);
 	void			(*shutdown)(struct ac97_codec_device *);
 	const struct ac97_id	*id_table;
 };
diff --git a/sound/ac97/bus.c b/sound/ac97/bus.c
index 045330883a96..6067c04ce4c0 100644
--- a/sound/ac97/bus.c
+++ b/sound/ac97/bus.c
@@ -524,10 +524,9 @@ static void ac97_bus_remove(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return;
 
-	ret = adrv->remove(adev);
+	adrv->remove(adev);
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
-	if (ret == 0)
-		ac97_put_disable_clk(adev);
+	ac97_put_disable_clk(adev);
 
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
 }