diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83791d.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83791d.c
index 37b25a1474c4..3c1be2c11fdf 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83791d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83791d.c
@@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ struct w83791d_data {
 	char valid;			/* !=0 if following fields are valid */
 	unsigned long last_updated;	/* In jiffies */
 
-	/* array of 2 pointers to subclients */
-	struct i2c_client *lm75[2];
-
 	/* volts */
 	u8 in[NUMBER_OF_VIN];		/* Register value */
 	u8 in_max[NUMBER_OF_VIN];	/* Register value */
@@ -1257,7 +1254,6 @@ static const struct attribute_group w83791d_group_fanpwm45 = {
 static int w83791d_detect_subclients(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct i2c_adapter *adapter = client->adapter;
-	struct w83791d_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int address = client->addr;
 	int i, id;
 	u8 val;
@@ -1280,22 +1276,19 @@ static int w83791d_detect_subclients(struct i2c_client *client)
 	}
 
 	val = w83791d_read(client, W83791D_REG_I2C_SUBADDR);
-	if (!(val & 0x08))
-		data->lm75[0] = devm_i2c_new_dummy_device(&client->dev, adapter,
-							  0x48 + (val & 0x7));
-	if (!(val & 0x80)) {
-		if (!IS_ERR(data->lm75[0]) &&
-				((val & 0x7) == ((val >> 4) & 0x7))) {
-			dev_err(&client->dev,
-				"duplicate addresses 0x%x, "
-				"use force_subclient\n",
-				data->lm75[0]->addr);
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
-		data->lm75[1] = devm_i2c_new_dummy_device(&client->dev, adapter,
-							  0x48 + ((val >> 4) & 0x7));
+
+	if (!(val & 0x88) && (val & 0x7) == ((val >> 4) & 0x7)) {
+		dev_err(&client->dev,
+			"duplicate addresses 0x%x, use force_subclient\n", 0x48 + (val & 0x7));
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	if (!(val & 0x08))
+		devm_i2c_new_dummy_device(&client->dev, adapter, 0x48 + (val & 0x7));
+
+	if (!(val & 0x80))
+		devm_i2c_new_dummy_device(&client->dev, adapter, 0x48 + ((val >> 4) & 0x7));
+
 	return 0;
 }