diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c
index 98d670825a1a115a43fd5c6d49bd494ce839c94b..cf1c833f73cae65ced08fa3ee26e425e582b6f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ int ast_bo_create(struct drm_device *dev, int size, int align,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	astbo->gem.driver_private = NULL;
 	astbo->bo.bdev = &ast->ttm.bdev;
 
 	ast_ttm_placement(astbo, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM | TTM_PL_FLAG_SYSTEM);