diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843.h b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843.h
index 242f742f2643..9120c8bbf3dd 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct hmc5843_data {
 
 int hmc5843_common_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 			 enum hmc5843_ids id, const char *name);
-int hmc5843_common_remove(struct device *dev);
+void hmc5843_common_remove(struct device *dev);
 
 int hmc5843_common_suspend(struct device *dev);
 int hmc5843_common_resume(struct device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_core.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_core.c
index cf62057480cf..f08726bf5ec3 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_core.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ buffer_setup_err:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hmc5843_common_probe);
 
-int hmc5843_common_remove(struct device *dev)
+void hmc5843_common_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
@@ -680,8 +680,6 @@ int hmc5843_common_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 	/*  sleep mode to save power */
 	hmc5843_set_mode(iio_priv(indio_dev), HMC5843_MODE_SLEEP);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hmc5843_common_remove);
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_i2c.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_i2c.c
index 67fe657fdb3e..bc6e12f1d521 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_i2c.c
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ static int hmc5843_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *cli,
 
 static int hmc5843_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
-	return hmc5843_common_remove(&client->dev);
+	hmc5843_common_remove(&client->dev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct i2c_device_id hmc5843_id[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_spi.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_spi.c
index d827554c346e..89cf59a62c28 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_spi.c
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ static int hmc5843_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 static int hmc5843_spi_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	return hmc5843_common_remove(&spi->dev);
+	hmc5843_common_remove(&spi->dev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct spi_device_id hmc5843_id[] = {