diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
index 1adf4de99ed7..1f961f2ead4c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
@@ -1691,11 +1691,6 @@ static int dwc3_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void dwc3_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	dwc3_remove(pdev);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 static int dwc3_core_init_for_resume(struct dwc3 *dwc)
 {
@@ -2013,7 +2008,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, dwc3_acpi_match);
 static struct platform_driver dwc3_driver = {
 	.probe		= dwc3_probe,
 	.remove		= dwc3_remove,
-	.shutdown   = dwc3_shutdown,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "dwc3",
 		.of_match_table	= of_match_ptr(of_dwc3_match),