diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rzg2l_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rzg2l_wdt.c
index 96f2a018ab6261..0fc73b8a9567e7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rzg2l_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rzg2l_wdt.c
@@ -151,12 +151,11 @@ static const struct watchdog_ops rzg2l_wdt_ops = {
 	.restart = rzg2l_wdt_restart,
 };
 
-static void rzg2l_wdt_reset_assert_pm_disable_put(void *data)
+static void rzg2l_wdt_reset_assert_pm_disable(void *data)
 {
 	struct watchdog_device *wdev = data;
 	struct rzg2l_wdt_priv *priv = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdev);
 
-	pm_runtime_put(wdev->parent);
 	pm_runtime_disable(wdev->parent);
 	reset_control_assert(priv->rstc);
 }
@@ -206,11 +205,6 @@ static int rzg2l_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	reset_control_deassert(priv->rstc);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
-	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&pdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "pm_runtime_resume_and_get failed ret=%pe", ERR_PTR(ret));
-		goto out_pm_get;
-	}
 
 	priv->wdev.info = &rzg2l_wdt_ident;
 	priv->wdev.ops = &rzg2l_wdt_ops;
@@ -222,7 +216,7 @@ static int rzg2l_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	watchdog_set_drvdata(&priv->wdev, priv);
 	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(&pdev->dev,
-				       rzg2l_wdt_reset_assert_pm_disable_put,
+				       rzg2l_wdt_reset_assert_pm_disable,
 				       &priv->wdev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -235,12 +229,6 @@ static int rzg2l_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dev_warn(dev, "Specified timeout invalid, using default");
 
 	return devm_watchdog_register_device(&pdev->dev, &priv->wdev);
-
-out_pm_get:
-	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
-	reset_control_assert(priv->rstc);
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id rzg2l_wdt_ids[] = {