diff --git a/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c
index 9714afe347dcc0205b40243252638dff5f9298ad..0f8a515a0b11ad746822fc84d0d00151c590b016 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/err.h>
-#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ struct pca9450_regulator_desc {
 struct pca9450 {
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
-	struct gpio_desc *sd_vsel_gpio;
 	enum pca9450_chip_type type;
 	unsigned int rcnt;
 	int irq;
@@ -1015,18 +1013,6 @@ static int pca9450_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * The driver uses the LDO5CTRL_H register to control the LDO5 regulator.
-	 * This is only valid if the SD_VSEL input of the PMIC is high. Let's
-	 * check if the pin is available as GPIO and set it to high.
-	 */
-	pca9450->sd_vsel_gpio = gpiod_get_optional(pca9450->dev, "sd-vsel", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(pca9450->sd_vsel_gpio)) {
-		dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Failed to get SD_VSEL GPIO\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(pca9450->sd_vsel_gpio);
-	}
-
 	dev_info(&i2c->dev, "%s probed.\n",
 		type == PCA9450_TYPE_PCA9450A ? "pca9450a" :
 		(type == PCA9450_TYPE_PCA9451A ? "pca9451a" : "pca9450bc"));