diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index 32e8d47d9002..267649244737 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ static int mfd_add_device(struct device *parent, int id,
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (!pdev->dev.of_node)
-		pdev->dev.of_node = parent->of_node;
 
 	if (cell->pdata_size) {
 		ret = platform_device_add_data(pdev,