diff --git a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-i2c.c b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-i2c.c
index d11187d36ddd..4f832002d116 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot-i2c.c
@@ -117,4 +117,3 @@ module_i2c_driver(ad_dpot_i2c_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael Hennerich <hennerich@blackfin.uclinux.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("digital potentiometer I2C bus driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS("i2c:ad_dpot");