diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c b/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
index e0939bd5ea73526f7dcc643d4202434bf1f796a1..ce128d5a6ded21b7603d737be439fa89e9050d56 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
@@ -1285,7 +1285,6 @@ static int sata_dwc_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	if (err)
 		dev_err(&ofdev->dev, "failed to activate host");
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(&ofdev->dev, host);
 	return 0;
 
 error_out: