diff --git a/drivers/spmi/spmi.c b/drivers/spmi/spmi.c
index 1d92f51..9493843 100644
--- a/drivers/spmi/spmi.c
+++ b/drivers/spmi/spmi.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2012-2013, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2015, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -316,11 +317,6 @@
 	struct spmi_device *sdev = to_spmi_device(dev);
 	int err;
 
-	/* Ensure the slave is in ACTIVE state */
-	err = spmi_command_wakeup(sdev);
-	if (err)
-		goto fail_wakeup;
-
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_active(dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
@@ -335,7 +331,6 @@
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_suspended(dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
-fail_wakeup:
 	return err;
 }