diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ljca.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ljca.c
index 93274f0c2d72..da3370968c8e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ljca.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ljca.c
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ static int ljca_i2c_probe(struct auxiliary_device *auxdev,
 	device_set_node(&ljca_i2c->adap.dev, dev_fwnode(&auxdev->dev));
 
 	i2c_set_adapdata(&ljca_i2c->adap, ljca_i2c);
-	auxiliary_set_drvdata(auxdev, ljca_i2c);
 
 	ret = ljca_i2c_init(ljca_i2c, ljca_i2c->i2c_info->id);
 	if (ret)
@@ -315,13 +314,6 @@ static int ljca_i2c_probe(struct auxiliary_device *auxdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void ljca_i2c_remove(struct auxiliary_device *auxdev)
-{
-	struct ljca_i2c_dev *ljca_i2c = auxiliary_get_drvdata(auxdev);
-
-	i2c_del_adapter(&ljca_i2c->adap);
-}
-
 static const struct auxiliary_device_id ljca_i2c_id_table[] = {
 	{ "usb_ljca.ljca-i2c", 0 },
 	{ /* sentinel */ }
@@ -330,7 +322,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(auxiliary, ljca_i2c_id_table);
 
 static struct auxiliary_driver ljca_i2c_driver = {
 	.probe = ljca_i2c_probe,
-	.remove = ljca_i2c_remove,
 	.id_table = ljca_i2c_id_table,
 };
 module_auxiliary_driver(ljca_i2c_driver);