diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
index 26f1dedc92d3..c18633ad8455 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ void idxd_wq_del_cdev(struct idxd_wq *wq)
 	struct idxd_cdev *idxd_cdev;
 
 	idxd_cdev = wq->idxd_cdev;
-	ida_destroy(&file_ida);
 	wq->idxd_cdev = NULL;
 	cdev_device_del(&idxd_cdev->cdev, cdev_dev(idxd_cdev));
 	put_device(cdev_dev(idxd_cdev));