diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mpfs.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mpfs.c
index 64d15a6188ac..989a379b0700 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mpfs.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mpfs.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static int mpfs_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mpfs_spi_init(host, spi);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		mpfs_spi_disable_ints(spi);
 		mpfs_spi_disable(spi);
@@ -592,6 +592,8 @@ static void mpfs_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_controller *host  = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct mpfs_spi *spi = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	mpfs_spi_disable_ints(spi);
 	mpfs_spi_disable(spi);
 }