diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c
index 2a65ea2660e1..f1b6034addda 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c
@@ -632,12 +632,6 @@ static int arc_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return uart_add_one_port(&arc_uart_driver, &arc_uart_ports[dev_id].port);
 }
 
-static int arc_serial_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	/* This will never be called */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct of_device_id arc_uart_dt_ids[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "snps,arc-uart" },
 	{ /* Sentinel */ }
@@ -646,7 +640,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, arc_uart_dt_ids);
 
 static struct platform_driver arc_platform_driver = {
 	.probe = arc_serial_probe,
-	.remove = arc_serial_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = DRIVER_NAME,
 		.of_match_table  = arc_uart_dt_ids,