diff --git a/drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c b/drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c
index 7e4cc2fd83e46ef77c7f0c7012e77fc8dd1efd0d..f8b30d0cb21043bbe479977392ada81e3872f108 100644
--- a/drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c
@@ -524,9 +524,6 @@ static int wacom_set_device_mode(struct usb_interface *intf, int report_id, int
 
 		error = wacom_set_report(intf, WAC_HID_FEATURE_REPORT,
 		                         report_id, rep_data, length, 1);
-		if (error >= 0)
-			error = wacom_get_report(intf, WAC_HID_FEATURE_REPORT,
-			                         report_id, rep_data, length, 1);
 	} while ((error < 0 || rep_data[1] != mode) && limit++ < WAC_MSG_RETRIES);
 
 	kfree(rep_data);