diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 944887578d66..8588a2490e0a 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -814,7 +814,6 @@ static int set_machine_constraints(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 			rdev->constraints = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		rdev->use_count = 1;
 	}
 
 	print_constraints(rdev);