diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c
index 82681300e106..82cf9d853b18 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c
@@ -1430,7 +1430,6 @@ static irqreturn_t tsl2x7x_event_handler(int irq, void *private)
 
 	/* What type of interrupt do we need to process */
 	if (ret & TSL2X7X_STA_PRX_INTR) {
-		tsl2x7x_get_prox(indio_dev); /* freshen data for ABI */
 		iio_push_event(indio_dev,
 			       IIO_UNMOD_EVENT_CODE(IIO_PROXIMITY,
 						    0,
@@ -1440,7 +1439,6 @@ static irqreturn_t tsl2x7x_event_handler(int irq, void *private)
 	}
 
 	if (ret & TSL2X7X_STA_ALS_INTR) {
-		tsl2x7x_get_lux(indio_dev); /* freshen data for ABI */
 		iio_push_event(indio_dev,
 			       IIO_UNMOD_EVENT_CODE(IIO_LIGHT,
 						    0,
@@ -1745,10 +1743,6 @@ static int tsl2x7x_probe(struct i2c_client *clientp,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * ALS and PROX functions can be invoked via user space poll
-	 * or H/W interrupt. If busy return last sample.
-	 */
 	mutex_init(&chip->als_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&chip->prox_mutex);