diff --git a/drivers/opp/core.c b/drivers/opp/core.c
index 42ca52fbe210..2ceadc3f93ca 100644
--- a/drivers/opp/core.c
+++ b/drivers/opp/core.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ static int _opp_set_required_opps_genpd(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct device **genpd_virt_devs =
 		opp_table->genpd_virt_devs ? opp_table->genpd_virt_devs : &dev;
-	int index, target, delta, ret = 0;
+	int index, target, delta, ret;
 
 	/* Scaling up? Set required OPPs in normal order, else reverse */
 	if (!scaling_down) {
@@ -1089,23 +1089,15 @@ static int _opp_set_required_opps_genpd(struct device *dev,
 		delta = -1;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Acquire genpd_virt_dev_lock to make sure we don't use a genpd_dev
-	 * after it is freed from another thread.
-	 */
-	mutex_lock(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
-
 	while (index != target) {
 		ret = _set_performance_state(dev, genpd_virt_devs[index], opp, index);
 		if (ret)
-			break;
+			return ret;
 
 		index += delta;
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* This is only called for PM domain for now */
@@ -1474,7 +1466,6 @@ static struct opp_table *_allocate_opp_table(struct device *dev, int index)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	mutex_init(&opp_table->lock);
-	mutex_init(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&opp_table->dev_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&opp_table->lazy);
 
@@ -1510,7 +1501,6 @@ static struct opp_table *_allocate_opp_table(struct device *dev, int index)
 remove_opp_dev:
 	_of_clear_opp_table(opp_table);
 	_remove_opp_dev(opp_dev, opp_table);
-	mutex_destroy(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
 	mutex_destroy(&opp_table->lock);
 err:
 	kfree(opp_table);
@@ -1678,7 +1668,6 @@ static void _opp_table_kref_release(struct kref *kref)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(opp_dev, temp, &opp_table->dev_list, node)
 		_remove_opp_dev(opp_dev, opp_table);
 
-	mutex_destroy(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
 	mutex_destroy(&opp_table->lock);
 	kfree(opp_table);
 }
@@ -2395,7 +2384,7 @@ static void _opp_put_config_regulators_helper(struct opp_table *opp_table)
 		opp_table->config_regulators = NULL;
 }
 
-static void _detach_genpd(struct opp_table *opp_table)
+static void _opp_detach_genpd(struct opp_table *opp_table)
 {
 	int index;
 
@@ -2449,13 +2438,11 @@ static int _opp_attach_genpd(struct opp_table *opp_table, struct device *dev,
 	if (!opp_table->required_opp_count)
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
-	mutex_lock(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
-
 	opp_table->genpd_virt_devs = kcalloc(opp_table->required_opp_count,
 					     sizeof(*opp_table->genpd_virt_devs),
 					     GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!opp_table->genpd_virt_devs)
-		goto unlock;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	while (*name) {
 		if (index >= opp_table->required_opp_count) {
@@ -2478,29 +2465,15 @@ static int _opp_attach_genpd(struct opp_table *opp_table, struct device *dev,
 
 	if (virt_devs)
 		*virt_devs = opp_table->genpd_virt_devs;
-	mutex_unlock(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	_detach_genpd(opp_table);
-unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
+	_opp_detach_genpd(opp_table);
 	return ret;
 
 }
 
-static void _opp_detach_genpd(struct opp_table *opp_table)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Acquire genpd_virt_dev_lock to make sure virt_dev isn't getting
-	 * used in parallel.
-	 */
-	mutex_lock(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
-	_detach_genpd(opp_table);
-	mutex_unlock(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
-}
-
 static void _opp_clear_config(struct opp_config_data *data)
 {
 	if (data->flags & OPP_CONFIG_GENPD)
diff --git a/drivers/opp/opp.h b/drivers/opp/opp.h
index fefdf9845692..08366f90f16b 100644
--- a/drivers/opp/opp.h
+++ b/drivers/opp/opp.h
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ enum opp_table_access {
  * @rate_clk_single: Currently configured frequency for single clk.
  * @current_opp: Currently configured OPP for the table.
  * @suspend_opp: Pointer to OPP to be used during device suspend.
- * @genpd_virt_dev_lock: Mutex protecting the genpd virtual device pointers.
  * @genpd_virt_devs: List of virtual devices for multiple genpd support.
  * @required_opp_tables: List of device OPP tables that are required by OPPs in
  *		this table.
@@ -212,7 +211,6 @@ struct opp_table {
 	struct dev_pm_opp *current_opp;
 	struct dev_pm_opp *suspend_opp;
 
-	struct mutex genpd_virt_dev_lock;
 	struct device **genpd_virt_devs;
 	struct opp_table **required_opp_tables;
 	unsigned int required_opp_count;