diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/mma8450.c b/drivers/input/misc/mma8450.c
index 19c73574458e..b60cdea73826 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/mma8450.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/mma8450.c
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ static int mma8450_probe(struct i2c_client *c,
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(c, m);
-
 	return 0;
 }