diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-plantronics.c b/drivers/hid/hid-plantronics.c
index 215cdbd10dea..2180e0789b76 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-plantronics.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-plantronics.c
@@ -36,28 +36,6 @@ static int plantronics_input_mapping(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int plantronics_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
-			     const struct hid_device_id *id)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = hid_parse(hdev);
-	if (ret) {
-		hid_err(hdev, "parse failed\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
-	if (ret) {
-		hid_err(hdev, "hw start failed\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
- err:
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static const struct hid_device_id plantronics_devices[] = {
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_PLANTRONICS, HID_ANY_ID) },
 	{ }
@@ -68,7 +46,6 @@ static struct hid_driver plantronics_driver = {
 	.name = "plantronics",
 	.id_table = plantronics_devices,
 	.input_mapping = plantronics_input_mapping,
-	.probe = plantronics_probe,
 };
 module_hid_driver(plantronics_driver);