diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c b/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c
index af0750e91a5df6282c325af71db786aa1587b853..b1e968d9e8bf04ed2931870efb31bfdd5eb99144 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-taal.c
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ static int taal_probe(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 err3:
 	backlight_device_unregister(bldev);
 err2:
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&td->esd_work);
 	destroy_workqueue(td->esd_wq);
 err1:
 	kfree(td);