diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/fakehard.c b/drivers/ieee802154/fakehard.c
index a5a49a1baae7..eb0e2ccc79ae 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/fakehard.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/fakehard.c
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ static int __devinit ieee802154fake_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	phy->dev.platform_data = dev;
-
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, "\xba\xbe\xca\xfe\xde\xad\xbe\xef",
 			dev->addr_len);
 	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);