diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1564.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1564.c
index 675054f080d7..e3dcab76a3bc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1564.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1564.c
@@ -353,8 +353,6 @@ static int apci1564_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev->board_name = dev->driver->driver_name;
-
 	devpriv = comedi_alloc_devpriv(dev, sizeof(*devpriv));
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;