diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
index b7ea39b..1e41818 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
@@ -254,13 +254,10 @@
 
 static int ks8695wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	int res;
+	misc_deregister(&ks8695wdt_miscdev);
+	ks8695wdt_miscdev.parent = NULL;
 
-	res = misc_deregister(&ks8695wdt_miscdev);
-	if (!res)
-		ks8695wdt_miscdev.parent = NULL;
-
-	return res;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void ks8695wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)