diff --git a/drivers/iio/health/afe4404.c b/drivers/iio/health/afe4404.c
index 7ef3f5e34de5..aa9311e1e655 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/health/afe4404.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/health/afe4404.c
@@ -347,9 +347,6 @@ static irqreturn_t afe4404_trigger_handler(int irq, void *private)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static const struct iio_trigger_ops afe4404_trigger_ops = {
-};
-
 /* Default timings from data-sheet */
 #define AFE4404_TIMING_PAIRS			\
 	{ AFE440X_PRPCOUNT,	39999	},	\
@@ -537,8 +534,6 @@ static int afe4404_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 		iio_trigger_set_drvdata(afe->trig, indio_dev);
 
-		afe->trig->ops = &afe4404_trigger_ops;
-
 		ret = iio_trigger_register(afe->trig);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(afe->dev, "Unable to register IIO trigger\n");