diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c b/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c
index 6bcacae3863c..745cf3ad7092 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c
@@ -521,13 +521,9 @@ static int veml6030_write_persistence(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 
 static int veml6030_set_scale(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, int val, int val2)
 {
-	int ret, gain_sel, it_idx, it_sel;
+	int ret, gain_sel, it_sel;
 	struct veml6030_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
-	ret = regmap_field_read(data->rf.it, &it_idx);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = iio_gts_find_gain_time_sel_for_scale(&data->gts, val, val2,
 						   &gain_sel, &it_sel);
 	if (ret)