diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
index 7440c8965d27..1cbbcc9008e3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
@@ -1370,12 +1370,8 @@ static int rcar_vin_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	v4l2_async_notifier_cleanup(&vin->notifier);
 
 	if (vin->info->use_mc) {
-		mutex_lock(&vin->group->lock);
-		if (&vin->v4l2_dev == vin->group->notifier.v4l2_dev) {
-			v4l2_async_notifier_unregister(&vin->group->notifier);
-			v4l2_async_notifier_cleanup(&vin->group->notifier);
-		}
-		mutex_unlock(&vin->group->lock);
+		v4l2_async_notifier_unregister(&vin->group->notifier);
+		v4l2_async_notifier_cleanup(&vin->group->notifier);
 		rvin_group_put(vin);
 	}