diff --git a/drivers/led/led_gpio.c b/drivers/led/led_gpio.c
index a36942b934..533587dc47 100644
--- a/drivers/led/led_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/led/led_gpio.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <led.h>
 #include <asm/gpio.h>
 #include <dm/lists.h>
-#include <dm/uclass-internal.h>
 
 struct led_gpio_priv {
 	struct gpio_desc gpio;
@@ -118,14 +117,6 @@ static int led_gpio_bind(struct udevice *parent)
 			return ret;
 		uc_plat = dev_get_uclass_platdata(dev);
 		uc_plat->label = label;
-
-		if (ofnode_read_bool(node, "default-state")) {
-			struct udevice *devp;
-
-			ret = uclass_get_device_tail(dev, 0, &devp);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
-		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;