diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index 21a39dc64ea0..01115f686dfa 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ static int mfd_add_device(struct device *parent, int id,
 		goto fail_device;
 
 	pdev->dev.parent = parent;
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, cell->driver_data);
 
 	ret = platform_device_add_data(pdev, cell, sizeof(*cell));
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/core.h b/include/linux/mfd/core.h
index f317fe4f8366..71cd1f983cce 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/core.h
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ struct mfd_cell {
 	int			(*suspend)(struct platform_device *dev);
 	int			(*resume)(struct platform_device *dev);
 
-	/* driver-specific data for MFD-aware "cell" drivers */
-	void			*driver_data;
-
 	/* mfd_data can be used to pass data to client drivers */
 	void			*mfd_data;