diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index db320e8fa865f96c0742777403baab9ac4c218a8..8ccdaf89b1c35fe6d59a8dee79ae38a886fc9be5 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -3483,10 +3483,8 @@ int regulator_bulk_get(struct device *dev, int num_consumers,
 		consumers[i].consumer = NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_consumers; i++) {
-		consumers[i].consumer = _regulator_get(dev,
-						       consumers[i].supply,
-						       false,
-						       !consumers[i].optional);
+		consumers[i].consumer = regulator_get(dev,
+						      consumers[i].supply);
 		if (IS_ERR(consumers[i].consumer)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(consumers[i].consumer);
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to get supply '%s': %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/devres.c b/drivers/regulator/devres.c
index 6ad8ab4c578d679ae753ec240b4ae518f6eb35ca..6ec1d400adae7e444102266385171c5d787110a3 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/devres.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/devres.c
@@ -164,11 +164,8 @@ int devm_regulator_bulk_get(struct device *dev, int num_consumers,
 		consumers[i].consumer = NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_consumers; i++) {
-		consumers[i].consumer = _devm_regulator_get(dev,
-							    consumers[i].supply,
-							    consumers[i].optional ?
-								OPTIONAL_GET :
-								NORMAL_GET);
+		consumers[i].consumer = devm_regulator_get(dev,
+							   consumers[i].supply);
 		if (IS_ERR(consumers[i].consumer)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(consumers[i].consumer);
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to get supply '%s': %d\n",
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
index cae500b2c1d71a6b31a3a06f2bbeb027166b1ca5..692108222271a4eee6c6af37a768c9ca53e850e0 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ struct regulator;
  *
  * @supply:   The name of the supply.  Initialised by the user before
  *            using the bulk regulator APIs.
- * @optional: The supply should be considered optional. Initialised by the user
- *            before using the bulk regulator APIs.
  * @consumer: The regulator consumer for the supply.  This will be managed
  *            by the bulk API.
  *
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ struct regulator;
  */
 struct regulator_bulk_data {
 	const char *supply;
-	bool optional;
 	struct regulator *consumer;
 
 	/* private: Internal use */