diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
index 3e0200618af3..51e17f082864 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
 
 struct chip_data {
 	u32			ctar_val;
-	u16			void_write_data;
 };
 
 enum dspi_trans_mode {
@@ -190,7 +189,6 @@ struct fsl_dspi {
 	const void				*tx;
 	void					*rx;
 	void					*rx_end;
-	u16					void_write_data;
 	u16					tx_cmd;
 	u8					bits_per_word;
 	u8					bytes_per_word;
@@ -748,8 +746,6 @@ static int dspi_transfer_one_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 				dspi->tx_cmd |= SPI_PUSHR_CMD_CONT;
 		}
 
-		dspi->void_write_data = dspi->cur_chip->void_write_data;
-
 		dspi->tx = transfer->tx_buf;
 		dspi->rx = transfer->rx_buf;
 		dspi->rx_end = dspi->rx + transfer->len;
@@ -848,8 +844,6 @@ static int dspi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 		sck_cs_delay = pdata->sck_cs_delay;
 	}
 
-	chip->void_write_data = 0;
-
 	clkrate = clk_get_rate(dspi->clk);
 	hz_to_spi_baud(&pbr, &br, spi->max_speed_hz, clkrate);