diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c
index 51fb88aca0f9..1a20c775489c 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/bq27xxx_battery.c
@@ -1913,7 +1913,6 @@ static void bq27xxx_battery_update_unlocked(struct bq27xxx_device_info *di)
 		cache.flags = -1; /* read error */
 	if (cache.flags >= 0) {
 		cache.capacity = bq27xxx_battery_read_soc(di);
-		di->cache.flags = cache.flags;
 
 		/*
 		 * On gauges with signed current reporting the current must be