diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
index a78d3c2623badd2122d22f8c32ee855e7dd8a0d4..d2a26135b3136dae84838171e3e7b21d6f01b06f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
@@ -1269,11 +1269,6 @@ static int __devinit w83627ehf_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Initialize the chip */
 	w83627ehf_init_device(data);
 
-	/* A few vars need to be filled upon startup */
-	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
-		data->fan_min[i] = w83627ehf_read_value(data,
-				   W83627EHF_REG_FAN_MIN[i]);
-
 	data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
 	superio_enter(sio_data->sioreg);
 	/* Set VID input sensibility if needed. In theory the BIOS should