diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000p.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000p.c
index 5ceadc285b3ad59ef187d4c074db352ff1155d5c..3e1eefada0e8adb577065225bb7ef9bdd3274102 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000p.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000p.c
@@ -2396,11 +2396,6 @@ struct dvb_frontend *dib7000p_attach(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, u8 i2c_addr,
 	   more common) */
 	st->i2c_master.gated_tuner_i2c_adap.dev.parent = i2c_adap->dev.parent;
 
-	/* FIXME: make sure the dev.parent field is initialized, or else
-	   request_firmware() will hit an OOPS (this should be moved somewhere
-	   more common) */
-	st->i2c_master.gated_tuner_i2c_adap.dev.parent = i2c_adap->dev.parent;
-
 	dibx000_init_i2c_master(&st->i2c_master, DIB7000P, st->i2c_adap, st->i2c_addr);
 
 	/* init 7090 tuner adapter */