diff --git a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
index fdaed7c26c12..0439e9638813 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ struct ulpi *ulpi_register_interface(struct device *dev, struct ulpi_ops *ops)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	ulpi->ops = ops;
-	ops->dev = dev;
 
 	ret = ulpi_register(dev, ulpi);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/include/linux/ulpi/interface.h b/include/linux/ulpi/interface.h
index ac3cd8058d9c..cdedac87ed48 100644
--- a/include/linux/ulpi/interface.h
+++ b/include/linux/ulpi/interface.h
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct ulpi;
+struct device;
 
 /**
  * struct ulpi_ops - ULPI register access
- * @dev: the interface provider
  * @read: read operation for ULPI register access
  * @write: write operation for ULPI register access
  */
 struct ulpi_ops {
-	struct device *dev;
 	int (*read)(struct device *dev, u8 addr);
 	int (*write)(struct device *dev, u8 addr, u8 val);
 };