diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
index f55533e0e045..10f1fba78ec2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
@@ -279,13 +279,11 @@ static int sh_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sh_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static void sh_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	watchdog_unregister_device(&sh_wdt_dev);
 
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void sh_wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -299,7 +297,7 @@ static struct platform_driver sh_wdt_driver = {
 	},
 
 	.probe		= sh_wdt_probe,
-	.remove		= sh_wdt_remove,
+	.remove_new	= sh_wdt_remove,
 	.shutdown	= sh_wdt_shutdown,
 };