diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c b/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c
index 17518b4cab1b007092dd4dd3973ebabe2e6b6e43..f12b9a28a232d498a68dcfe025998342e2137783 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c
@@ -336,8 +336,6 @@ static int pwm_fan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ctx->pwm_value = MAX_PWM;
-
 	pwm_init_state(ctx->pwm, &ctx->pwm_state);
 
 	/*