diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8997.c b/drivers/regulator/max8997.c
index 10108f2941e3..f657d8db9c0c 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8997.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8997.c
@@ -937,7 +937,6 @@ static int max8997_pmic_dt_parse_pdata(struct platform_device *pdev,
 				pdata->num_regulators, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rdata) {
 		of_node_put(regulators_np);
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not allocate memory for regulator data\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}