diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
index e6fa1a4e135d..221157136af6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
@@ -1283,11 +1283,6 @@ int iio_buffer_alloc_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 
 	indio_dev->groups[indio_dev->groupcounter++] = &buffer->buffer_group;
 
-	if (buffer->scan_el_attrs != NULL) {
-		attr = buffer->scan_el_attrs->attrs;
-		while (*attr++ != NULL)
-			attrcount_orig++;
-	}
 	attrcount = attrcount_orig;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&buffer->scan_el_dev_attr_list);
 	channels = indio_dev->channels;
@@ -1325,9 +1320,6 @@ int iio_buffer_alloc_sysfs_and_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error_free_scan_mask;
 	}
-	if (buffer->scan_el_attrs)
-		memcpy(buffer->scan_el_group.attrs, buffer->scan_el_attrs,
-		       sizeof(buffer->scan_el_group.attrs[0])*attrcount_orig);
 	attrn = attrcount_orig;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(p, &buffer->scan_el_dev_attr_list, l)
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h b/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h
index 1e7edf6bed96..a63dc07b7350 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/buffer_impl.h
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ struct iio_buffer {
 	unsigned int watermark;
 
 	/* private: */
-	/*
-	 * @scan_el_attrs: Control of scan elements if that scan mode
-	 * control method is used.
-	 */
-	struct attribute_group *scan_el_attrs;
-
 	/* @scan_timestamp: Does the scan mode include a timestamp. */
 	bool scan_timestamp;