diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci7296.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci7296.c
index 1b9ea543a822..67233be8c7d6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci7296.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci7296.c
@@ -133,15 +133,6 @@ static int adl_pci7296_attach_pci(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int adl_pci7296_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
-			      struct comedi_devconfig *it)
-{
-	dev_warn(dev->class_dev,
-		"This driver does not support attach using comedi_config\n");
-
-	return -ENOSYS;
-}
-
 static void adl_pci7296_detach(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pcidev = comedi_to_pci_dev(dev);
@@ -164,7 +155,6 @@ static void adl_pci7296_detach(struct comedi_device *dev)
 static struct comedi_driver adl_pci7296_driver = {
 	.driver_name	= "adl_pci7296",
 	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
-	.attach		= adl_pci7296_attach,
 	.attach_pci	= adl_pci7296_attach_pci,
 	.detach		= adl_pci7296_detach,
 };