diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max77686.c b/drivers/regulator/max77686.c
index de020adf0568..ef1af2debbd2 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max77686.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max77686.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ enum max77686_ramp_rate {
 };
 
 struct max77686_data {
-	struct regulator_dev *rdev[MAX77686_REGULATORS];
 	unsigned int opmode[MAX77686_REGULATORS];
 };
 
@@ -474,16 +473,18 @@ static int max77686_pmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, max77686);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX77686_REGULATORS; i++) {
+		struct regulator_dev *rdev;
+
 		config.init_data = pdata->regulators[i].initdata;
 		config.of_node = pdata->regulators[i].of_node;
 
 		max77686->opmode[i] = regulators[i].enable_mask;
-		max77686->rdev[i] = devm_regulator_register(&pdev->dev,
+		rdev = devm_regulator_register(&pdev->dev,
 						&regulators[i], &config);
-		if (IS_ERR(max77686->rdev[i])) {
+		if (IS_ERR(rdev)) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 				"regulator init failed for %d\n", i);
-			return PTR_ERR(max77686->rdev[i]);
+			return PTR_ERR(rdev);
 		}
 	}