u8 reg;
        int ret;
 
-       if (lis3->reg_ctrl)
-               lis3_reg_ctrl(lis3, LIS3_REG_ON);
+       lis3_reg_ctrl(lis3, LIS3_REG_ON);
 
        lis3->read(lis3, WHO_AM_I, ®);
        if (reg != lis3->whoami)
        struct lis3lv02d_platform_data *pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
 
        if (pdata) {
-               /* Regulator control is optional */
-               if (pdata->driver_features & LIS3_USE_REGULATOR_CTRL)
-                       lis3_dev.reg_ctrl = lis3_reg_ctrl;
-
                if ((pdata->driver_features & LIS3_USE_BLOCK_READ) &&
                        (i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter,
                                                I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK)))
                        goto fail;
        }
 
-       if (lis3_dev.reg_ctrl) {
-               lis3_dev.regulators[0].supply = reg_vdd;
-               lis3_dev.regulators[1].supply = reg_vdd_io;
-               ret = regulator_bulk_get(&client->dev,
-                                       ARRAY_SIZE(lis3_dev.regulators),
-                                       lis3_dev.regulators);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto fail;
-       }
+       lis3_dev.regulators[0].supply = reg_vdd;
+       lis3_dev.regulators[1].supply = reg_vdd_io;
+       ret = regulator_bulk_get(&client->dev,
+                                ARRAY_SIZE(lis3_dev.regulators),
+                                lis3_dev.regulators);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto fail;
 
        lis3_dev.pdata    = pdata;
        lis3_dev.bus_priv = client;
        i2c_set_clientdata(client, &lis3_dev);
 
        /* Provide power over the init call */
-       if (lis3_dev.reg_ctrl)
-               lis3_reg_ctrl(&lis3_dev, LIS3_REG_ON);
+       lis3_reg_ctrl(&lis3_dev, LIS3_REG_ON);
 
        ret = lis3lv02d_init_device(&lis3_dev);
 
-       if (lis3_dev.reg_ctrl)
-               lis3_reg_ctrl(&lis3_dev, LIS3_REG_OFF);
+       lis3_reg_ctrl(&lis3_dev, LIS3_REG_OFF);
 
        if (ret)
                goto fail2;
        lis3lv02d_joystick_disable(lis3);
        lis3lv02d_remove_fs(&lis3_dev);
 
-       if (lis3_dev.reg_ctrl)
-               regulator_bulk_free(ARRAY_SIZE(lis3->regulators),
-                               lis3_dev.regulators);
+       regulator_bulk_free(ARRAY_SIZE(lis3->regulators),
+                           lis3_dev.regulators);
        return 0;
 }