diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c
index 62eddf3a35fc91434cb2e584a01819380a7a6dd8..079dbaf016c25139e2ac82be63d8fce0d11fd208 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c
@@ -588,8 +588,6 @@ static int rvin_open(struct file *file)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_pm;
 
-	file->private_data = vin;
-
 	ret = v4l2_fh_open(file);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unlock;