diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-nuc900.c b/drivers/spi/spi-nuc900.c
index 182e9c873822..dae8be229c5d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-nuc900.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-nuc900.c
@@ -360,8 +360,6 @@ static int __devinit nuc900_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	hw = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
-	memset(hw, 0, sizeof(struct nuc900_spi));
-
 	hw->master = spi_master_get(master);
 	hw->pdata  = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 	hw->dev = &pdev->dev;