diff --git a/drivers/usb/common/usb-conn-gpio.c b/drivers/usb/common/usb-conn-gpio.c
index 0158148cb054..395f9bbe3056 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/common/usb-conn-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/common/usb-conn-gpio.c
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ static int usb_conn_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct usb_conn_info *info;
-	bool need_vbus = true;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	info = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -205,22 +204,9 @@ static int usb_conn_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&info->dw_det, usb_conn_detect_cable);
 
-	/*
-	 * If the USB connector is a child of a USB port and that port already provides the VBUS
-	 * supply, there's no need for the USB connector to provide it again.
-	 */
-	if (dev->parent && dev->parent->of_node) {
-		if (of_find_property(dev->parent->of_node, "vbus-supply", NULL))
-			need_vbus = false;
-	}
-
-	if (!need_vbus) {
-		info->vbus = devm_regulator_get_optional(dev, "vbus");
-		if (PTR_ERR(info->vbus) == -ENODEV)
-			info->vbus = NULL;
-	} else {
-		info->vbus = devm_regulator_get(dev, "vbus");
-	}
+	info->vbus = devm_regulator_get_optional(dev, "vbus");
+	if (PTR_ERR(info->vbus) == -ENODEV)
+		info->vbus = NULL;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(info->vbus)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(info->vbus);