diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy-fb.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy-fb.c
index 3c8001b9e407..cda477b28685 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy-fb.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy-fb.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ static int mdpy_fb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 
 	info->fbops = &mdpy_fb_ops;
-	info->flags = FBINFO_DEFAULT;
 	info->pseudo_palette = par->palette;
 
 	ret = register_framebuffer(info);