diff --git a/drivers/clk/ti/autoidle.c b/drivers/clk/ti/autoidle.c
index 94f0dcd94181da18f275d441eb140a5eef068929..527f2c6dd0aa2630436792f49e66cb6de7d572e5 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/ti/autoidle.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/ti/autoidle.c
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ int omap2_clk_deny_idle(struct clk *clk)
 {
 	struct clk_hw_omap *c;
 
-	if (__clk_get_flags(clk) & CLK_IS_BASIC)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	c = to_clk_hw_omap(__clk_get_hw(clk));
 	if (c->ops && c->ops->deny_idle)
 		c->ops->deny_idle(c);
@@ -66,9 +63,6 @@ int omap2_clk_allow_idle(struct clk *clk)
 {
 	struct clk_hw_omap *c;
 
-	if (__clk_get_flags(clk) & CLK_IS_BASIC)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	c = to_clk_hw_omap(__clk_get_hw(clk));
 	if (c->ops && c->ops->allow_idle)
 		c->ops->allow_idle(c);