diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-a3/nandflash.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-a3/nandflash.c
index ee74e45a5cf4dc556ee74d2b6c575c86b79377df..5aa3f516231081ccc92e29999e9826b8d61a85b4 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-a3/nandflash.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-a3/nandflash.c
@@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ struct mtd_info *__init crisv32_nand_flash_probe(void)
 	this = &wrapper->chip;
 	crisv32_mtd = nand_to_mtd(this);
 
-	/* Link the private data with the MTD structure */
-	crisv32_mtd->priv = this;
-
 	/* Set address of NAND IO lines */
 	this->IO_ADDR_R = read_cs;
 	this->IO_ADDR_W = write_cs;
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-fs/nandflash.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-fs/nandflash.c
index 56262973ed2b2de5db819837e71e416c2498140d..a7c17b0f172a360e4b57465ad7c19b8c5196ac2f 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-fs/nandflash.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/mach-fs/nandflash.c
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ struct mtd_info *__init crisv32_nand_flash_probe(void)
 	bif_cfg.gated_csp1 = regk_bif_core_wr;
 	REG_WR(bif_core, regi_bif_core, rw_grp3_cfg, bif_cfg);
 
-	/* Link the private data with the MTD structure */
-	crisv32_mtd->priv = this;
-
 	/* Set address of NAND IO lines */
 	this->IO_ADDR_R = read_cs;
 	this->IO_ADDR_W = write_cs;