diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/ti-msgmgr.c b/drivers/mailbox/ti-msgmgr.c
index 6f6addd51d14..88047d835211 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/ti-msgmgr.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/ti-msgmgr.c
@@ -817,26 +817,15 @@ static int ti_msgmgr_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mbox->of_xlate = ti_msgmgr_of_xlate;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, inst);
-	ret = mbox_controller_register(mbox);
+	ret = devm_mbox_controller_register(dev, mbox);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to register mbox_controller(%d)\n", ret);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ti_msgmgr_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct ti_msgmgr_inst *inst;
-
-	inst = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	mbox_controller_unregister(&inst->mbox);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct platform_driver ti_msgmgr_driver = {
 	.probe = ti_msgmgr_probe,
-	.remove = ti_msgmgr_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		   .name = "ti-msgmgr",
 		   .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(ti_msgmgr_of_match),