diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16400.c b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16400.c
index 641b4f7d066d..b12917a7cb60 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16400.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16400.c
@@ -1157,8 +1157,6 @@ static int adis16400_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	/* this is only used for removal purposes */
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
 	/* setup the industrialio driver allocated elements */
 	st->variant = &adis16400_chips[spi_get_device_id(spi)->driver_data];
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16460.c b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16460.c
index ba373d7aaa2b..a6f9fba3e03f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16460.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16460.c
@@ -387,8 +387,6 @@ static int adis16460_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (indio_dev == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
-
 	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	st->chip_info = &adis16460_chip_info;
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16475.c b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16475.c
index d0e84e5dee6c..eb48102f9424 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16475.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16475.c
@@ -1328,7 +1328,6 @@ static int adis16475_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
 	st->info = device_get_match_data(&spi->dev);
 	if (!st->info)
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16480.c b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16480.c
index 9ec0e61b484f..a869a6e52a16 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16480.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16480.c
@@ -1406,8 +1406,6 @@ static int adis16480_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (indio_dev == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
-
 	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	st->chip_info = &adis16480_chip_info[id->driver_data];