diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
index cb762cf51332..64330595e17b 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
@@ -609,13 +609,6 @@ struct pwm_device *of_pwm_get(struct device_node *np, const char *con_id)
 
 	pwm->label = con_id;
 
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: This should be removed once all PWM users properly make use
-	 * of struct pwm_args to initialize the PWM device. As long as this is
-	 * here, the PWM state and hardware state can get out of sync.
-	 */
-	pwm_apply_args(pwm);
-
 put:
 	of_node_put(args.np);
 
@@ -750,13 +743,6 @@ struct pwm_device *pwm_get(struct device *dev, const char *con_id)
 	pwm->args.period = chosen->period;
 	pwm->args.polarity = chosen->polarity;
 
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: This should be removed once all PWM users properly make use
-	 * of struct pwm_args to initialize the PWM device. As long as this is
-	 * here, the PWM state and hardware state can get out of sync.
-	 */
-	pwm_apply_args(pwm);
-
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&pwm_lookup_lock);
 	return pwm;
diff --git a/include/linux/pwm.h b/include/linux/pwm.h
index d2e7430ccedb..7caf549f720e 100644
--- a/include/linux/pwm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pwm.h
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ static inline void pwm_get_args(const struct pwm_device *pwm,
 
 static inline void pwm_apply_args(struct pwm_device *pwm)
 {
-	pwm_set_period(pwm, pwm->args.period);
 	pwm_set_polarity(pwm, pwm->args.polarity);
 }