diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
index c5291645e5dcddc52ce4db5a01c9b1fd7b2a63cf..848b9611151f9507c21c74d2de94220ab475d2e8 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,6 @@ static int lm63_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	data->client = client;
-	data->valid = 0;
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	/* Set the device type */