diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index eb557b1930e6..59d0e4f6094f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ struct tegra_i2c_dev {
 	struct completion dma_complete;
 	struct dma_chan *dma_chan;
 	unsigned int dma_buf_size;
-	struct device *dma_dev;
 	dma_addr_t dma_phys;
 	void *dma_buf;
 
@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_dma_submit(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev, size_t len)
 static void tegra_i2c_release_dma(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev)
 {
 	if (i2c_dev->dma_buf) {
-		dma_free_coherent(i2c_dev->dma_dev, i2c_dev->dma_buf_size,
+		dma_free_coherent(i2c_dev->dev, i2c_dev->dma_buf_size,
 				  i2c_dev->dma_buf, i2c_dev->dma_phys);
 		i2c_dev->dma_buf = NULL;
 	}
@@ -468,11 +467,10 @@ static int tegra_i2c_init_dma(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev)
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	i2c_dev->dma_dev = i2c_dev->dma_chan->device->dev;
 	i2c_dev->dma_buf_size = i2c_dev->hw->quirks->max_write_len +
 				I2C_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
 
-	dma_buf = dma_alloc_coherent(i2c_dev->dma_dev, i2c_dev->dma_buf_size,
+	dma_buf = dma_alloc_coherent(i2c_dev->dev, i2c_dev->dma_buf_size,
 				     &dma_phys, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!dma_buf) {
 		dev_err(i2c_dev->dev, "failed to allocate DMA buffer\n");
@@ -1324,7 +1322,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 
 	if (i2c_dev->dma_mode) {
 		if (i2c_dev->msg_read) {
-			dma_sync_single_for_device(i2c_dev->dma_dev,
+			dma_sync_single_for_device(i2c_dev->dev,
 						   i2c_dev->dma_phys,
 						   xfer_size, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
@@ -1332,7 +1330,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		} else {
-			dma_sync_single_for_cpu(i2c_dev->dma_dev,
+			dma_sync_single_for_cpu(i2c_dev->dev,
 						i2c_dev->dma_phys,
 						xfer_size, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		}
@@ -1345,7 +1343,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 			memcpy(i2c_dev->dma_buf + I2C_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE,
 			       msg->buf, i2c_dev->msg_len);
 
-			dma_sync_single_for_device(i2c_dev->dma_dev,
+			dma_sync_single_for_device(i2c_dev->dev,
 						   i2c_dev->dma_phys,
 						   xfer_size, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
@@ -1391,7 +1389,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 		}
 
 		if (i2c_dev->msg_read && i2c_dev->msg_err == I2C_ERR_NONE) {
-			dma_sync_single_for_cpu(i2c_dev->dma_dev,
+			dma_sync_single_for_cpu(i2c_dev->dev,
 						i2c_dev->dma_phys,
 						xfer_size, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);