diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
index 067f4379c87f..53ac762518bd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
@@ -242,9 +242,6 @@ static int devkit8000_twl_gpio_setup(struct device *dev,
 	mmc[0].gpio_cd = gpio + 0;
 	omap2_hsmmc_init(mmc);
 
-	/* link regulators to MMC adapters */
-	devkit8000_vmmc1_supply.dev = mmc[0].dev;
-
 	/* TWL4030_GPIO_MAX + 1 == ledB, PMU_STAT (out, active low LED) */
 	gpio_leds[2].gpio = gpio + TWL4030_GPIO_MAX + 1;