diff --git a/drivers/core/device.c b/drivers/core/device.c
index 7f24243..3b77d23 100644
--- a/drivers/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/core/device.c
@@ -135,21 +135,27 @@ int device_bind(struct udevice *parent, const struct driver *drv,
 	return 0;
 
 fail_child_post_bind:
-	if (drv->unbind && drv->unbind(dev)) {
-		dm_warn("unbind() method failed on dev '%s' on error path\n",
-			dev->name);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(DM_DEVICE_REMOVE)) {
+		if (drv->unbind && drv->unbind(dev)) {
+			dm_warn("unbind() method failed on dev '%s' on error path\n",
+				dev->name);
+		}
 	}
 
 fail_bind:
-	if (uclass_unbind_device(dev)) {
-		dm_warn("Failed to unbind dev '%s' on error path\n",
-			dev->name);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(DM_DEVICE_REMOVE)) {
+		if (uclass_unbind_device(dev)) {
+			dm_warn("Failed to unbind dev '%s' on error path\n",
+				dev->name);
+		}
 	}
 fail_uclass_bind:
-	list_del(&dev->sibling_node);
-	if (dev->flags & DM_FLAG_ALLOC_PARENT_PDATA) {
-		free(dev->parent_platdata);
-		dev->parent_platdata = NULL;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(DM_DEVICE_REMOVE)) {
+		list_del(&dev->sibling_node);
+		if (dev->flags & DM_FLAG_ALLOC_PARENT_PDATA) {
+			free(dev->parent_platdata);
+			dev->parent_platdata = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 fail_alloc3:
 	if (dev->flags & DM_FLAG_ALLOC_UCLASS_PDATA) {