diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8997.c b/drivers/regulator/max8997.c
index f657d8db9c0c..90b4c530dee5 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8997.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8997.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ struct max8997_data {
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct max8997_dev *iodev;
 	int num_regulators;
-	struct regulator_dev **rdev;
 	int ramp_delay; /* in mV/us */
 
 	bool buck1_gpiodvs;
@@ -1029,10 +1028,10 @@ static int max8997_pmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct max8997_dev *iodev = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 	struct max8997_platform_data *pdata = iodev->pdata;
 	struct regulator_config config = { };
-	struct regulator_dev **rdev;
+	struct regulator_dev *rdev;
 	struct max8997_data *max8997;
 	struct i2c_client *i2c;
-	int i, ret, size, nr_dvs;
+	int i, ret, nr_dvs;
 	u8 max_buck1 = 0, max_buck2 = 0, max_buck5 = 0;
 
 	if (!pdata) {
@@ -1051,12 +1050,6 @@ static int max8997_pmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!max8997)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	size = sizeof(struct regulator_dev *) * pdata->num_regulators;
-	max8997->rdev = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!max8997->rdev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	rdev = max8997->rdev;
 	max8997->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	max8997->iodev = iodev;
 	max8997->num_regulators = pdata->num_regulators;
@@ -1204,12 +1197,12 @@ static int max8997_pmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		config.driver_data = max8997;
 		config.of_node = pdata->regulators[i].reg_node;
 
-		rdev[i] = devm_regulator_register(&pdev->dev, &regulators[id],
-						  &config);
-		if (IS_ERR(rdev[i])) {
+		rdev = devm_regulator_register(&pdev->dev, &regulators[id],
+					       &config);
+		if (IS_ERR(rdev)) {
 			dev_err(max8997->dev, "regulator init failed for %d\n",
 					id);
-			return PTR_ERR(rdev[i]);
+			return PTR_ERR(rdev);
 		}
 	}