diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c
index b8c280c..b302c9b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c
@@ -1208,13 +1208,10 @@
 /* fixme, confirm ordering in this function */
 static int __devexit adis16400_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	int ret;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev =  spi_get_drvdata(spi);
 
 	iio_device_unregister(indio_dev);
-	ret = adis16400_stop_device(indio_dev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_ret;
+	adis16400_stop_device(indio_dev);
 
 	adis16400_remove_trigger(indio_dev);
 	iio_buffer_unregister(indio_dev);
@@ -1222,9 +1219,6 @@
 	iio_device_free(indio_dev);
 
 	return 0;
-
-err_ret:
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct spi_device_id adis16400_id[] = {