diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
index bb26157615a4..5373f44b08c1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ struct gb_connection *gb_connection_create(struct gb_interface *interface,
 	connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_DISABLED;
 
 	connection->dev.parent = &interface->dev;
-	connection->dev.driver = NULL;
 	connection->dev.bus = &greybus_bus_type;
 	connection->dev.type = &greybus_connection_type;
 	connection->dev.groups = connection_groups;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c
index eb63f638fc2c..f7f9bfda4f9b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/interface.c
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ gb_interface_create(struct gb_module *gmod, u8 interface_id)
 	/* Build up the interface device structures and register it with the
 	 * driver core */
 	interface->dev.parent = &gmod->dev;
-	interface->dev.driver = NULL;
 	interface->dev.bus = &greybus_bus_type;
 	interface->dev.type = &greybus_interface_type;
 	interface->dev.groups = interface_groups;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/module.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/module.c
index 9cf98cd8d53d..f5d7dc84c1d1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/module.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ struct gb_module *gb_module_create(struct greybus_host_device *hd, u8 module_id)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&gb_modules_lock);
 
 	gmod->dev.parent = hd->parent;
-	gmod->dev.driver = NULL;
 	gmod->dev.bus = &greybus_bus_type;
 	gmod->dev.type = &greybus_module_type;
 	gmod->dev.groups = greybus_module_groups;