diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7746.c b/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7746.c
index 3e4448f3f3dd..81be645f08c5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7746.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7746.c
@@ -708,8 +708,6 @@ static int ad7746_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	mutex_init(&chip->lock);
-	/* this is only used for device removal purposes */
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 
 	chip->client = client;
 	chip->capdac_set = -1;