drv_data->rstc = devm_reset_control_get_optional(dev, NULL);
        if (IS_ERR(drv_data->rstc)) {
-               if (PTR_ERR(drv_data->rstc) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
-                       rc = -EPROBE_DEFER;
-                       goto out;
-               }
-       } else {
-               reset_control_deassert(drv_data->rstc);
+               rc = PTR_ERR(drv_data->rstc);
+               goto out;
        }
+       reset_control_deassert(drv_data->rstc);
 
        /* Its not yet defined how timeouts will be specified in device tree.
         * So hard code the value to 1 second.
 exit_free_irq:
        free_irq(drv_data->irq, drv_data);
 exit_reset:
-       if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drv_data->rstc))
-               reset_control_assert(drv_data->rstc);
+       reset_control_assert(drv_data->rstc);
 exit_clk:
        /* Not all platforms have a clk */
        if (!IS_ERR(drv_data->clk))
 
        i2c_del_adapter(&drv_data->adapter);
        free_irq(drv_data->irq, drv_data);
-       if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drv_data->rstc))
-               reset_control_assert(drv_data->rstc);
+       reset_control_assert(drv_data->rstc);
        /* Not all platforms have a clk */
        if (!IS_ERR(drv_data->clk))
                clk_disable_unprepare(drv_data->clk);