diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
index 66dfa98d8c6b..b50bd1615010 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
@@ -230,12 +230,6 @@ static void tegra_devfreq_update_wmark(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
 		      ACTMON_DEV_LOWER_WMARK);
 }
 
-static void actmon_write_barrier(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra)
-{
-	/* ensure the update has reached the ACTMON */
-	readl(tegra->regs + ACTMON_GLB_STATUS);
-}
-
 static void actmon_isr_device(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
 			      struct tegra_devfreq_device *dev)
 {
@@ -287,8 +281,6 @@ static void actmon_isr_device(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
 	device_writel(dev, dev_ctrl, ACTMON_DEV_CTRL);
 
 	device_writel(dev, ACTMON_INTR_STATUS_CLEAR, ACTMON_DEV_INTR_STATUS);
-
-	actmon_write_barrier(tegra);
 }
 
 static unsigned long actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
@@ -376,8 +368,6 @@ static int tegra_actmon_rate_notify_cb(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		tegra_devfreq_update_wmark(tegra, dev);
 	}
 
-	actmon_write_barrier(tegra);
-
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
@@ -423,8 +413,6 @@ static void tegra_actmon_start(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tegra->devices); i++)
 		tegra_actmon_configure_device(tegra, &tegra->devices[i]);
 
-	actmon_write_barrier(tegra);
-
 	enable_irq(tegra->irq);
 }
 
@@ -439,8 +427,6 @@ static void tegra_actmon_stop(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra)
 		device_writel(&tegra->devices[i], ACTMON_INTR_STATUS_CLEAR,
 			      ACTMON_DEV_INTR_STATUS);
 	}
-
-	actmon_write_barrier(tegra);
 }
 
 static int tegra_devfreq_target(struct device *dev, unsigned long *freq,