diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c
index f9df218fc2bb..14c4046fa04d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c
@@ -741,7 +741,6 @@ static int cros_ec_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	struct cros_ec_spi *ec_spi;
 	int err;
 
-	spi->bits_per_word = 8;
 	spi->rt = true;
 	err = spi_setup(spi);
 	if (err < 0)