diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
index 406ef79c0c46..bce487cc8f3e 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ err_free_cpu_data:
 err_put_policy:
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 err:
-	WARN_ON(cpufreq_passive_unregister_notifier(devfreq));
 
 	return ret;
 }