diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/wm97xx-core.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/wm97xx-core.c
index c51822563f3f..f6b7c03f654f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/wm97xx-core.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/wm97xx-core.c
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ static int wm97xx_register_touch(struct wm97xx *wm)
 			     abs_p[2], 0);
 
 	input_set_drvdata(wm->input_dev, wm);
-	wm->input_dev->dev.parent = wm->dev;
 
 	ret = input_register_device(wm->input_dev);
 	if (ret)