diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
index 02695abd0eb1..0dedb2265744 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
@@ -1045,13 +1045,40 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void pca953x_disable_regulator(void *reg)
+{
+	regulator_disable(reg);
+}
+
+static int pca953x_get_and_enable_regulator(struct pca953x_chip *chip)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &chip->client->dev;
+	struct regulator *reg = chip->regulator;
+	int ret;
+
+	reg = devm_regulator_get(dev, "vcc");
+	if (IS_ERR(reg))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(reg), "reg get err\n");
+
+	ret = regulator_enable(reg);
+	if (ret)
+	        return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "reg en err\n");
+
+	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, pca953x_disable_regulator, reg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	chip->regulator = reg;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
+	struct device *dev = &client->dev;
 	struct pca953x_platform_data *pdata;
 	struct pca953x_chip *chip;
 	int irq_base;
 	int ret;
-	struct regulator *reg;
 	const struct regmap_config *regmap_config;
 
 	chip = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1086,16 +1113,9 @@ static int pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (!chip->driver_data)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	reg = devm_regulator_get(&client->dev, "vcc");
-	if (IS_ERR(reg))
-		return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(reg), "reg get err\n");
-
-	ret = regulator_enable(reg);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&client->dev, "reg en err: %d\n", ret);
+	ret = pca953x_get_and_enable_regulator(chip);
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
-	chip->regulator = reg;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, chip);
 
@@ -1118,10 +1138,8 @@ static int pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	}
 
 	chip->regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, regmap_config);
-	if (IS_ERR(chip->regmap)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(chip->regmap);
-		goto err_exit;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(chip->regmap))
+		return PTR_ERR(chip->regmap);
 
 	regcache_mark_dirty(chip->regmap);
 
@@ -1156,28 +1174,13 @@ static int pca953x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 		ret = device_pca95xx_init(chip);
 	}
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_exit;
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = pca953x_irq_setup(chip, irq_base);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_exit;
+		return ret;
 
-	ret = devm_gpiochip_add_data(&client->dev, &chip->gpio_chip, chip);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_exit;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_exit:
-	regulator_disable(chip->regulator);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void pca953x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	struct pca953x_chip *chip = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-
-	regulator_disable(chip->regulator);
+	return devm_gpiochip_add_data(dev, &chip->gpio_chip, chip);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
@@ -1345,7 +1348,6 @@ static struct i2c_driver pca953x_driver = {
 		.acpi_match_table = pca953x_acpi_ids,
 	},
 	.probe		= pca953x_probe,
-	.remove		= pca953x_remove,
 	.id_table	= pca953x_id,
 };