diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
index d1d880a8ed7d..1fbd710d616f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ static int ti_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	qspi->mmap_enabled = false;
 	qspi->current_cs = -1;
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (!ret)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -903,19 +903,17 @@ static int ti_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static void ti_qspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct ti_qspi *qspi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	int rc;
 
-	rc = spi_controller_suspend(qspi->host);
-	if (rc) {
-		dev_alert(&pdev->dev, "spi_controller_suspend() failed (%pe)\n",
-			  ERR_PTR(rc));
-		return;
-	}
+	spi_controller_get(qspi->host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(qspi->host);
 
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	ti_qspi_dma_cleanup(qspi);
+
+	spi_controller_put(qspi->host);
 }
 
 static const struct dev_pm_ops ti_qspi_pm_ops = {