diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
index b7f761970c2b..c4d5c0667137 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ int pwmchip_add(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 		pwm->chip = chip;
 		pwm->pwm = chip->base + i;
 		pwm->hwpwm = i;
-		pwm->state.output_type = PWM_OUTPUT_FIXED;
 
 		radix_tree_insert(&pwm_tree, pwm->pwm, pwm);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c b/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
index f5f376604436..9903c3a7eced 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
@@ -215,35 +215,11 @@ static ssize_t capture_show(struct device *child,
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u %u\n", result.period, result.duty_cycle);
 }
 
-static ssize_t output_type_show(struct device *child,
-			     struct device_attribute *attr,
-			     char *buf)
-{
-	const struct pwm_device *pwm = child_to_pwm_device(child);
-	const char *output_type = "unknown";
-	struct pwm_state state;
-
-	pwm_get_state(pwm, &state);
-	switch (state.output_type) {
-	case PWM_OUTPUT_FIXED:
-		output_type = "fixed";
-		break;
-	case PWM_OUTPUT_MODULATED:
-		output_type = "modulated";
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", output_type);
-}
-
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(period);
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(duty_cycle);
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(enable);
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(polarity);
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(capture);
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(output_type);
 
 static struct attribute *pwm_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_period.attr,
@@ -251,7 +227,6 @@ static struct attribute *pwm_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_enable.attr,
 	&dev_attr_polarity.attr,
 	&dev_attr_capture.attr,
-	&dev_attr_output_type.attr,
 	NULL
 };
 ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(pwm);
diff --git a/include/linux/pwm.h b/include/linux/pwm.h
index 53420838de36..5bb90af4997e 100644
--- a/include/linux/pwm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pwm.h
@@ -48,17 +48,6 @@ enum {
 	PWMF_EXPORTED = 1 << 1,
 };
 
-/**
- * enum pwm_output_type - output type of the PWM signal
- * @PWM_OUTPUT_FIXED: PWM output is fixed until a change request
- * @PWM_OUTPUT_MODULATED: PWM output is modulated in hardware
- * autonomously with a predefined pattern
- */
-enum pwm_output_type {
-	PWM_OUTPUT_FIXED = 1 << 0,
-	PWM_OUTPUT_MODULATED = 1 << 1,
-};
-
 /*
  * struct pwm_state - state of a PWM channel
  * @period: PWM period (in nanoseconds)
@@ -70,7 +59,6 @@ struct pwm_state {
 	u64 period;
 	u64 duty_cycle;
 	enum pwm_polarity polarity;
-	enum pwm_output_type output_type;
 	bool enabled;
 };
 
@@ -163,16 +151,6 @@ static inline enum pwm_polarity pwm_get_polarity(const struct pwm_device *pwm)
 	return state.polarity;
 }
 
-static inline enum pwm_output_type pwm_get_output_type(
-		const struct pwm_device *pwm)
-{
-	struct pwm_state state;
-
-	pwm_get_state(pwm, &state);
-
-	return state.output_type;
-}
-
 static inline void pwm_get_args(const struct pwm_device *pwm,
 				struct pwm_args *args)
 {
@@ -276,7 +254,6 @@ pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(struct pwm_state *state, unsigned int duty_cycle,
  * @get_state: get the current PWM state. This function is only
  *	       called once per PWM device when the PWM chip is
  *	       registered.
- * @get_output_type_supported: get the supported output type of this PWM
  * @owner: helps prevent removal of modules exporting active PWMs
  * @config: configure duty cycles and period length for this PWM
  * @set_polarity: configure the polarity of this PWM
@@ -292,8 +269,6 @@ struct pwm_ops {
 		     const struct pwm_state *state);
 	void (*get_state)(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 			  struct pwm_state *state);
-	int (*get_output_type_supported)(struct pwm_chip *chip,
-			struct pwm_device *pwm);
 	struct module *owner;
 
 	/* Only used by legacy drivers */
@@ -348,24 +323,6 @@ void pwm_free(struct pwm_device *pwm);
 int pwm_apply_state(struct pwm_device *pwm, const struct pwm_state *state);
 int pwm_adjust_config(struct pwm_device *pwm);
 
-/**
- * pwm_get_output_type_supported() - obtain output type of a PWM device.
- * @pwm: PWM device
- *
- * Returns:  output type supported by the PWM device
- */
-static inline int pwm_get_output_type_supported(struct pwm_device *pwm)
-{
-	if (!pwm)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (pwm->chip->ops->get_output_type_supported)
-		return pwm->chip->ops->get_output_type_supported(pwm->chip,
-				pwm);
-
-	return PWM_OUTPUT_FIXED;
-}
-
 /**
  * pwm_config() - change a PWM device configuration
  * @pwm: PWM device
@@ -482,11 +439,6 @@ static inline int pwm_adjust_config(struct pwm_device *pwm)
 	return -ENOTSUPP;
 }
 
-static inline int pwm_get_output_type_supported(struct pwm_device *pwm)
-{
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
-
 static inline int pwm_config(struct pwm_device *pwm, int duty_ns,
 			     int period_ns)
 {