diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c b/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c
index b5e071d7c5fd..28015322f562 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/resolver/ad2s1210.c
@@ -659,8 +659,6 @@ static int ad2s1210_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
-
 	mutex_init(&st->lock);
 	st->sdev = spi;
 	st->hysteresis = true;