diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ar1021_i2c.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ar1021_i2c.c
index 71b5a634cf6d56509f49563ed7454af9f8ae1b88..6562b17117f7fdd8e3bfc30cb8b926849fba9b13 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ar1021_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ar1021_i2c.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ static int ar1021_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, ar1021);
 	return 0;
 }