diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c
index f6cd200fe50f..37309f9dbe82 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ static int ep93xxfb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	info->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, info);
 	fbi = info->par;
 	fbi->mach_info = mach_info;