diff --git a/drivers/interconnect/core.c b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
index 25debded65a8..fe81b401953f 100644
--- a/drivers/interconnect/core.c
+++ b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
@@ -1061,18 +1061,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(icc_provider_add);
 void icc_provider_del(struct icc_provider *provider)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&icc_lock);
-	if (provider->users) {
-		pr_warn("interconnect provider still has %d users\n",
-			provider->users);
-		mutex_unlock(&icc_lock);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (!list_empty(&provider->nodes)) {
-		pr_warn("interconnect provider still has nodes\n");
-		mutex_unlock(&icc_lock);
-		return;
-	}
+	WARN_ON(provider->users);
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&provider->nodes));
 
 	list_del(&provider->provider_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&icc_lock);