diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
index 7c1e3a7b14e0..d0e367959c91 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon.c
@@ -906,35 +906,16 @@ int extcon_register_notifier(struct extcon_dev *edev, unsigned int id,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret, idx = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!nb)
+	if (!edev || !nb)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (edev) {
-		idx = find_cable_index_by_id(edev, id);
-		if (idx < 0)
-			return idx;
+	idx = find_cable_index_by_id(edev, id);
+	if (idx < 0)
+		return idx;
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&edev->lock, flags);
-		ret = raw_notifier_chain_register(&edev->nh[idx], nb);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&edev->lock, flags);
-	} else {
-		struct extcon_dev *extd;
-
-		mutex_lock(&extcon_dev_list_lock);
-		list_for_each_entry(extd, &extcon_dev_list, entry) {
-			idx = find_cable_index_by_id(extd, id);
-			if (idx >= 0)
-				break;
-		}
-		mutex_unlock(&extcon_dev_list_lock);
-
-		if (idx >= 0) {
-			edev = extd;
-			return extcon_register_notifier(extd, id, nb);
-		} else {
-			ret = -ENODEV;
-		}
-	}
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&edev->lock, flags);
+	ret = raw_notifier_chain_register(&edev->nh[idx], nb);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&edev->lock, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }