diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
index 8e81f1a8623f..3a4f9a276cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
@@ -1176,8 +1176,14 @@ static void rspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct rspi_data *rspi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	spi_controller_get(rspi->ctlr);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(rspi->ctlr);
+
 	rspi_release_dma(rspi->ctlr);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(rspi->ctlr);
 }
 
 static const struct spi_ops rspi_ops = {
@@ -1387,9 +1393,9 @@ static int rspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "DMA not available, using PIO\n");
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, ctlr);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "devm_spi_register_controller error.\n");
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register controller\n");
 		goto error3;
 	}