diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
index fe83beb8f1b7c3f5a0c6b679f209145df77e644f..b68b1e519d53d02d77b8a89e73a1779adda2138c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ static struct watchdog_ops softdog_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.start = softdog_ping,
 	.stop = softdog_stop,
-	.ping = softdog_ping,
 	.set_timeout = softdog_set_timeout,
 };