diff --git a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
index 91616ddafd17815f4ef52a0f5b1298a971ed5cf9..dbc0d3732d8575e228a7555171fd24712e29a6c7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/smartpqi/smartpqi_init.c
@@ -1840,7 +1840,6 @@ static void pqi_dev_info(struct pqi_ctrl_info *ctrl_info,
 static void pqi_scsi_update_device(struct pqi_scsi_dev *existing_device,
 	struct pqi_scsi_dev *new_device)
 {
-	existing_device->devtype = new_device->devtype;
 	existing_device->device_type = new_device->device_type;
 	existing_device->bus = new_device->bus;
 	if (new_device->target_lun_valid) {