diff --git a/drivers/amba/bus.c b/drivers/amba/bus.c
index 01c2cf4efcdd..cc273226dbd0 100644
--- a/drivers/amba/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/amba/bus.c
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ static int amba_pm_restore(struct device *dev)
 /*
  * Hooks to provide runtime PM of the pclk (bus clock).  It is safe to
  * enable/disable the bus clock at runtime PM suspend/resume as this
- * does not result in loss of context.  However, disabling vcore power
- * would do, so we leave that to the driver.
+ * does not result in loss of context.
  */
 static int amba_pm_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -354,39 +353,6 @@ static void amba_put_disable_pclk(struct amba_device *pcdev)
 	clk_put(pclk);
 }
 
-static int amba_get_enable_vcore(struct amba_device *pcdev)
-{
-	struct regulator *vcore = regulator_get(&pcdev->dev, "vcore");
-	int ret;
-
-	pcdev->vcore = vcore;
-
-	if (IS_ERR(vcore)) {
-		/* It is OK not to supply a vcore regulator */
-		if (PTR_ERR(vcore) == -ENODEV)
-			return 0;
-		return PTR_ERR(vcore);
-	}
-
-	ret = regulator_enable(vcore);
-	if (ret) {
-		regulator_put(vcore);
-		pcdev->vcore = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void amba_put_disable_vcore(struct amba_device *pcdev)
-{
-	struct regulator *vcore = pcdev->vcore;
-
-	if (!IS_ERR(vcore)) {
-		regulator_disable(vcore);
-		regulator_put(vcore);
-	}
-}
-
 /*
  * These are the device model conversion veneers; they convert the
  * device model structures to our more specific structures.
@@ -399,10 +365,6 @@ static int amba_probe(struct device *dev)
 	int ret;
 
 	do {
-		ret = amba_get_enable_vcore(pcdev);
-		if (ret)
-			break;
-
 		ret = amba_get_enable_pclk(pcdev);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
@@ -420,7 +382,6 @@ static int amba_probe(struct device *dev)
 		pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
 
 		amba_put_disable_pclk(pcdev);
-		amba_put_disable_vcore(pcdev);
 	} while (0);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -442,7 +403,6 @@ static int amba_remove(struct device *dev)
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
 
 	amba_put_disable_pclk(pcdev);
-	amba_put_disable_vcore(pcdev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/db8500-prcmu.c b/drivers/mfd/db8500-prcmu.c
index ebc1e8658226..5be32489714f 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/db8500-prcmu.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/db8500-prcmu.c
@@ -2788,6 +2788,7 @@ static struct regulator_init_data db8500_regulators[DB8500_NUM_REGULATORS] = {
 		.constraints = {
 			.name = "db8500-vape",
 			.valid_ops_mask = REGULATOR_CHANGE_STATUS,
+			.always_on = true,
 		},
 		.consumer_supplies = db8500_vape_consumers,
 		.num_consumer_supplies = ARRAY_SIZE(db8500_vape_consumers),
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c
index 96f0da66b185..09c925aaf320 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c
@@ -2195,7 +2195,6 @@ static int pl022_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	struct pl022 *pl022 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	clk_disable(pl022->clk);
-	amba_vcore_disable(pl022->adev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2204,7 +2203,6 @@ static int pl022_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct pl022 *pl022 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	amba_vcore_enable(pl022->adev);
 	clk_enable(pl022->clk);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/amba/bus.h b/include/linux/amba/bus.h
index 7847e197730a..8d54f79457ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/amba/bus.h
+++ b/include/linux/amba/bus.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ struct amba_device {
 	struct device		dev;
 	struct resource		res;
 	struct clk		*pclk;
-	struct regulator	*vcore;
 	u64			dma_mask;
 	unsigned int		periphid;
 	unsigned int		irq[AMBA_NR_IRQS];
@@ -75,12 +74,6 @@ void amba_release_regions(struct amba_device *);
 #define amba_pclk_disable(d)	\
 	do { if (!IS_ERR((d)->pclk)) clk_disable((d)->pclk); } while (0)
 
-#define amba_vcore_enable(d)	\
-	(IS_ERR((d)->vcore) ? 0 : regulator_enable((d)->vcore))
-
-#define amba_vcore_disable(d)	\
-	do { if (!IS_ERR((d)->vcore)) regulator_disable((d)->vcore); } while (0)
-
 /* Some drivers don't use the struct amba_device */
 #define AMBA_CONFIG_BITS(a) (((a) >> 24) & 0xff)
 #define AMBA_REV_BITS(a) (((a) >> 20) & 0x0f)