diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/st1232.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/st1232.c
index dfc0c6cb0213a5c3ce33698daa4c00ef07b81800..0aee330731c91cdd5d2a0a72775f4456e6fbccd5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/st1232.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/st1232.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ static int st1232_ts_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	input_dev->name = "st1232-touchscreen";
 	input_dev->id.bustype = BUS_I2C;
-	input_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 
 	__set_bit(INPUT_PROP_DIRECT, input_dev->propbit);
 	__set_bit(EV_SYN, input_dev->evbit);