diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c b/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c
index 436327fb58de..98ace748cd98 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ static int ath79_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	master->use_gpio_descriptors = true;
 	master->bits_per_word_mask = SPI_BPW_RANGE_MASK(1, 32);
-	master->setup = spi_bitbang_setup;
-	master->cleanup = spi_bitbang_cleanup;
 	master->flags = SPI_MASTER_GPIO_SS;
 	if (pdata) {
 		master->bus_num = pdata->bus_num;