diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sunxi_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sunxi_wdt.c
index 953bb7b7446f..9728fa32c357 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sunxi_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sunxi_wdt.c
@@ -242,8 +242,6 @@ static int sunxi_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!sunxi_wdt)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, sunxi_wdt);
-
 	device = of_match_device(sunxi_wdt_dt_ids, &pdev->dev);
 	if (!device)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -270,7 +268,8 @@ static int sunxi_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	sunxi_wdt_stop(&sunxi_wdt->wdt_dev);
 
-	err = watchdog_register_device(&sunxi_wdt->wdt_dev);
+	watchdog_stop_on_reboot(&sunxi_wdt->wdt_dev);
+	err = devm_watchdog_register_device(&pdev->dev, &sunxi_wdt->wdt_dev);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 
@@ -280,27 +279,8 @@ static int sunxi_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sunxi_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct sunxi_wdt_dev *sunxi_wdt = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	watchdog_unregister_device(&sunxi_wdt->wdt_dev);
-	watchdog_set_drvdata(&sunxi_wdt->wdt_dev, NULL);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void sunxi_wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct sunxi_wdt_dev *sunxi_wdt = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	sunxi_wdt_stop(&sunxi_wdt->wdt_dev);
-}
-
 static struct platform_driver sunxi_wdt_driver = {
 	.probe		= sunxi_wdt_probe,
-	.remove		= sunxi_wdt_remove,
-	.shutdown	= sunxi_wdt_shutdown,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name		= DRV_NAME,
 		.of_match_table	= sunxi_wdt_dt_ids,