diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/edt-ft5x06.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/edt-ft5x06.c
index cd8a7472266b99fa9edfcc584f35160894a21228..e6aef3e48bd9207f982a73da37e60537c491835c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/edt-ft5x06.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/edt-ft5x06.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,6 @@ static int edt_ft5x06_ts_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	input->id.bustype = BUS_I2C;
 	input->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 
-	__set_bit(EV_SYN, input->evbit);
 	__set_bit(EV_KEY, input->evbit);
 	__set_bit(EV_ABS, input->evbit);
 	__set_bit(BTN_TOUCH, input->keybit);