diff --git a/drivers/regulator/mc13783-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/mc13783-regulator.c
index a681f5e8f786..ad036dd8da13 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/mc13783-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/mc13783-regulator.c
@@ -618,9 +618,12 @@ static int __devexit mc13783_regulator_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 	int i;
 
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < pdata->num_regulators; i++)
 		regulator_unregister(priv->regulators[i]);
 
+	kfree(priv);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
index 28c9fd020d39..ebd747265294 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
@@ -183,9 +183,13 @@ static inline struct regulator *__must_check regulator_get(struct device *dev,
 {
 	/* Nothing except the stubbed out regulator API should be
 	 * looking at the value except to check if it is an error
-	 * value so the actual return value doesn't matter.
+	 * value. Drivers are free to handle NULL specifically by
+	 * skipping all regulator API calls, but they don't have to.
+	 * Drivers which don't, should make sure they properly handle
+	 * corner cases of the API, such as regulator_get_voltage()
+	 * returning 0.
 	 */
-	return (struct regulator *)id;
+	return NULL;
 }
 static inline void regulator_put(struct regulator *regulator)
 {