diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c
index df5bf21a701f..778bd076aeea 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-renesas-irqc.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/platform_data/irq-renesas-irqc.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #define IRQC_IRQ_MAX	32	/* maximum 32 interrupts per driver instance */
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ struct irqc_priv {
 	void __iomem *iomem;
 	void __iomem *cpu_int_base;
 	struct irqc_irq irq[IRQC_IRQ_MAX];
-	struct renesas_irqc_config config;
 	unsigned int number_of_irqs;
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	struct irq_chip irq_chip;
@@ -175,7 +173,6 @@ static const struct irq_domain_ops irqc_irq_domain_ops = {
 
 static int irqc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct renesas_irqc_config *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 	struct irqc_priv *p;
 	struct resource *io;
 	struct resource *irq;
@@ -191,10 +188,6 @@ static int irqc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err0;
 	}
 
-	/* deal with driver instance configuration */
-	if (pdata)
-		memcpy(&p->config, pdata, sizeof(*pdata));
-
 	p->pdev = pdev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, p);
 
@@ -251,8 +244,7 @@ static int irqc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	irq_chip->flags	= IRQCHIP_MASK_ON_SUSPEND;
 
 	p->irq_domain = irq_domain_add_simple(pdev->dev.of_node,
-					      p->number_of_irqs,
-					      p->config.irq_base,
+					      p->number_of_irqs, 0,
 					      &irqc_irq_domain_ops, p);
 	if (!p->irq_domain) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
@@ -272,13 +264,6 @@ static int irqc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "driving %d irqs\n", p->number_of_irqs);
 
-	/* warn in case of mismatch if irq base is specified */
-	if (p->config.irq_base) {
-		if (p->config.irq_base != p->irq[0].domain_irq)
-			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "irq base mismatch (%d/%d)\n",
-				 p->config.irq_base, p->irq[0].domain_irq);
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 err3:
 	while (--k >= 0)
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/irq-renesas-irqc.h b/include/linux/platform_data/irq-renesas-irqc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ae17b3e00ed..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/irq-renesas-irqc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Renesas IRQC Driver
- *
- *  Copyright (C) 2013 Magnus Damm
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
- */
-
-#ifndef __IRQ_RENESAS_IRQC_H__
-#define __IRQ_RENESAS_IRQC_H__
-
-struct renesas_irqc_config {
-	unsigned int irq_base;
-};
-
-#endif /* __IRQ_RENESAS_IRQC_H__ */