diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c
index 0cf4836b81b1..8627f84232ce 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c
@@ -1890,7 +1890,6 @@ static int ds1307_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (!ds1307)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(&client->dev, ds1307);
 	ds1307->dev = &client->dev;
 	ds1307->name = client->name;