diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads131e08.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads131e08.c
index 764dab087b41..2c20dbed8ada 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads131e08.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads131e08.c
@@ -830,7 +830,6 @@ static int ads131e08_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return ret;
 
 	indio_dev->name = st->info->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ads131e08_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;