diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pc236.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pc236.c
index cf45c58a1c46..f99c7f1ab943 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pc236.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pc236.c
@@ -358,8 +358,6 @@ static int pc236_pci_common_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	unsigned long iobase;
 	int ret;
 
-	comedi_set_hw_dev(dev, &pci_dev->dev);
-
 	ret = comedi_pci_enable(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;