struct devfreq *devfreq = to_devfreq(dev);
 
        mutex_lock(&devfreq_list_lock);
-       if (IS_ERR(find_device_devfreq(devfreq->dev.parent))) {
-               mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
-               dev_warn(&devfreq->dev, "releasing devfreq which doesn't exist\n");
-               return;
-       }
        list_del(&devfreq->node);
        mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
 
        devfreq->dev.parent = dev;
        devfreq->dev.class = devfreq_class;
        devfreq->dev.release = devfreq_dev_release;
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&devfreq->node);
        devfreq->profile = profile;
        strncpy(devfreq->governor_name, governor_name, DEVFREQ_NAME_LEN);
        devfreq->previous_freq = profile->initial_freq;