diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c
index a831bd5a5b2f..5e4521b01428 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_spi.c
@@ -739,7 +739,6 @@ static int cros_ec_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	int err;
 
 	spi->bits_per_word = 8;
-	spi->mode = SPI_MODE_0;
 	spi->rt = true;
 	err = spi_setup(spi);
 	if (err < 0)