diff --git a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
index eb817b8eb024..365e0e355aea 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
@@ -1526,17 +1526,6 @@ static void pxa2xx_spi_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
-static int suspend_devices(struct device *dev, void *pm_message)
-{
-	pm_message_t *state = pm_message;
-
-	if (dev->power.power_state.event != state->event) {
-		dev_warn(dev, "pm state does not match request\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
 
 static int pxa2xx_spi_suspend(struct platform_device *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 {
@@ -1544,12 +1533,6 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_suspend(struct platform_device *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 	struct ssp_device *ssp = drv_data->ssp;
 	int status = 0;
 
-	/* Check all childern for current power state */
-	if (device_for_each_child(&pdev->dev, &state, suspend_devices) != 0) {
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "suspend aborted\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	status = stop_queue(drv_data);
 	if (status != 0)
 		return status;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
index 639963eb1ac1..1b0647124933 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
@@ -1686,17 +1686,6 @@ static void spi_imx_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
-static int suspend_devices(struct device *dev, void *pm_message)
-{
-	pm_message_t *state = pm_message;
-
-	if (dev->power.power_state.event != state->event) {
-		dev_warn(dev, "pm state does not match request\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
 
 static int spi_imx_suspend(struct platform_device *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 {