diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/veml6070.c b/drivers/iio/light/veml6070.c
index 74d7246e5225..4bbd86d0cb46 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/veml6070.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/veml6070.c
@@ -245,13 +245,6 @@ static const struct iio_info veml6070_info = {
 	.write_raw = veml6070_write_raw,
 };
 
-static void veml6070_i2c_unreg(void *p)
-{
-	struct veml6070_data *data = p;
-
-	i2c_unregister_device(data->client2);
-}
-
 static int veml6070_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct veml6070_data *data;
@@ -281,7 +274,8 @@ static int veml6070_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	data->client2 = i2c_new_dummy_device(client->adapter, VEML6070_ADDR_DATA_LSB);
+	data->client2 = devm_i2c_new_dummy_device(&client->dev, client->adapter,
+						  VEML6070_ADDR_DATA_LSB);
 	if (IS_ERR(data->client2))
 		return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, PTR_ERR(data->client2),
 				     "i2c device for second chip address failed\n");
@@ -292,10 +286,6 @@ static int veml6070_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(&client->dev, veml6070_i2c_unreg, data);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	return devm_iio_device_register(&client->dev, indio_dev);
 }