diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
index e5950131bd90..836f056f7d27 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
@@ -375,8 +375,6 @@ int tpm_chip_register(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	chip->flags |= TPM_CHIP_FLAG_REGISTERED;
-
 	rc = tpm_add_legacy_sysfs(chip);
 	if (rc) {
 		tpm_chip_unregister(chip);
@@ -402,9 +400,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_chip_register);
  */
 void tpm_chip_unregister(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
-	if (!(chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_REGISTERED))
-		return;
-
 	tpm_del_legacy_sysfs(chip);
 
 	tpm1_chip_unregister(chip);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
index 21c3dbe8c89c..f9401ca0454c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ enum tpm2_startup_types {
 #define TPM_PPI_VERSION_LEN		3
 
 enum tpm_chip_flags {
-	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_REGISTERED	= BIT(0),
 	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2		= BIT(1),
 	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_IRQ		= BIT(2),
 	TPM_CHIP_FLAG_VIRTUAL		= BIT(3),