diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c b/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c
index 24a330d..88425e1 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_bitbang.c
@@ -302,10 +302,6 @@
 		setup_transfer = NULL;
 
 		list_for_each_entry (t, &m->transfers, transfer_list) {
-			if (bitbang->shutdown) {
-				status = -ESHUTDOWN;
-				break;
-			}
 
 			/* override or restore speed and wordsize */
 			if (t->speed_hz || t->bits_per_word) {
@@ -410,8 +406,6 @@
 	m->status = -EINPROGRESS;
 
 	bitbang = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
-	if (bitbang->shutdown)
-		return -ESHUTDOWN;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bitbang->lock, flags);
 	if (!spi->max_speed_hz)
@@ -507,28 +501,12 @@
  */
 int spi_bitbang_stop(struct spi_bitbang *bitbang)
 {
-	unsigned	limit = 500;
+	spi_unregister_master(bitbang->master);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&bitbang->lock);
-	bitbang->shutdown = 0;
-	while (!list_empty(&bitbang->queue) && limit--) {
-		spin_unlock_irq(&bitbang->lock);
-
-		dev_dbg(bitbang->master->cdev.dev, "wait for queue\n");
-		msleep(10);
-
-		spin_lock_irq(&bitbang->lock);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&bitbang->lock);
-	if (!list_empty(&bitbang->queue)) {
-		dev_err(bitbang->master->cdev.dev, "queue didn't empty\n");
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&bitbang->queue));
 
 	destroy_workqueue(bitbang->workqueue);
 
-	spi_unregister_master(bitbang->master);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_bitbang_stop);
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h b/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
index 2e8c048..9dbca62 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 	spinlock_t		lock;
 	struct list_head	queue;
 	u8			busy;
-	u8			shutdown;
 	u8			use_dma;
 
 	struct spi_master	*master;