diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index d5b40fdee35c..d781d5de085b 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f64c84a1668930d1ca2b7dbaa92146c2139cb508
+refs/heads/master: 722d5e4ae89f061582cc46ccbbd3b5ae87a6e165
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/char/mxser_new.c b/trunk/drivers/char/mxser_new.c
index 4c805496fb36..1c8e00c4caad 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/char/mxser_new.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/char/mxser_new.c
@@ -927,9 +927,6 @@ static int mxser_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	struct mxser_port *info;
 	int retval, line;
 
-	/* initialize driver_data in case something fails */
-	tty->driver_data = NULL;
-
 	line = tty->index;
 	if (line == MXSER_PORTS)
 		return 0;