diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
index 4a4266250c28..681af3a8fd62 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
@@ -2099,7 +2099,6 @@ static struct device *nd_namespace_pmem_create(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	dev_set_name(dev, "namespace%d.%d", nd_region->id, nspm->id);
-	dev->parent = &nd_region->dev;
 	dev->groups = nd_namespace_attribute_groups;
 	nd_namespace_pmem_set_resource(nd_region, nspm, 0);