diff --git a/drivers/regulator/stw481x-vmmc.c b/drivers/regulator/stw481x-vmmc.c
index 89025f5602590d..7d2ae3e9e942f2 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/stw481x-vmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/stw481x-vmmc.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static int stw481x_vmmc_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct stw481x *stw481x = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 	struct regulator_config config = { };
+	struct regulator_dev *rdev;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* First disable the external VMMC if it's active */
@@ -75,12 +76,11 @@ static int stw481x_vmmc_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 						      pdev->dev.of_node,
 						      &vmmc_regulator);
 
-	stw481x->vmmc_regulator = devm_regulator_register(&pdev->dev,
-						&vmmc_regulator, &config);
-	if (IS_ERR(stw481x->vmmc_regulator)) {
+	rdev = devm_regulator_register(&pdev->dev, &vmmc_regulator, &config);
+	if (IS_ERR(rdev)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 			"error initializing STw481x VMMC regulator\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(stw481x->vmmc_regulator);
+		return PTR_ERR(rdev);
 	}
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "initialized STw481x VMMC regulator\n");
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/stw481x.h b/include/linux/mfd/stw481x.h
index eda121556e5d3e..833074b766bdfb 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/stw481x.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/stw481x.h
@@ -41,15 +41,11 @@
 
 /**
  * struct stw481x - state holder for the Stw481x drivers
- * @mutex: mutex to serialize I2C accesses
  * @i2c_client: corresponding I2C client
- * @regulator: regulator device for regulator children
  * @map: regmap handle to access device registers
  */
 struct stw481x {
-	struct mutex		lock;
 	struct i2c_client	*client;
-	struct regulator_dev	*vmmc_regulator;
 	struct regmap		*map;
 };