diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
index 4b1be0bb6ac0..47ebe80bf849 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ err_core_init:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int kim_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static void kim_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	/* free the GPIOs requested */
 	struct ti_st_plat_data	*pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
@@ -798,7 +798,6 @@ static int kim_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	kfree(kim_gdata);
 	kim_gdata = NULL;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int kim_suspend(struct platform_device *pdev, pm_message_t state)
@@ -825,7 +824,7 @@ static int kim_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
 /* entry point for ST KIM module, called in from ST Core */
 static struct platform_driver kim_platform_driver = {
 	.probe = kim_probe,
-	.remove = kim_remove,
+	.remove_new = kim_remove,
 	.suspend = kim_suspend,
 	.resume = kim_resume,
 	.driver = {