diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/xiphera-trng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/xiphera-trng.c
index 2c586d1fe8a95..4af64f76c8d61 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/xiphera-trng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/xiphera-trng.c
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ static int xiphera_trng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, trng);
-
 	return 0;
 }