diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
index e74802f3a32e..417f9b75679c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
@@ -298,10 +298,9 @@ static int rc32434_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rc32434_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static void rc32434_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	misc_deregister(&rc32434_wdt_miscdev);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void rc32434_wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ static void rc32434_wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static struct platform_driver rc32434_wdt_driver = {
 	.probe		= rc32434_wdt_probe,
-	.remove		= rc32434_wdt_remove,
+	.remove_new	= rc32434_wdt_remove,
 	.shutdown	= rc32434_wdt_shutdown,
 	.driver		= {
 			.name = "rc32434_wdt",