diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmuio.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmuio.c
index 433270ceda4f..745f7b908767 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmuio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmuio.c
@@ -820,8 +820,6 @@ static int pcmuio_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	dev->board_name = board->name;
-
 	devpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*devpriv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devpriv)
 		return -ENOMEM;