diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8998.c b/drivers/regulator/max8998.c
index ce22d4f..961091b 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8998.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8998.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 	struct device		*dev;
 	struct max8998_dev	*iodev;
 	int			num_regulators;
-	struct regulator_dev	**rdev;
 	u8                      buck1_vol[4]; /* voltages for selection */
 	u8                      buck2_vol[2];
 	unsigned int		buck1_idx; /* index to last changed voltage */
@@ -746,10 +745,10 @@
 	struct max8998_dev *iodev = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 	struct max8998_platform_data *pdata = iodev->pdata;
 	struct regulator_config config = { };
-	struct regulator_dev **rdev;
+	struct regulator_dev *rdev;
 	struct max8998_data *max8998;
 	struct i2c_client *i2c;
-	int i, ret, size;
+	int i, ret;
 	unsigned int v;
 
 	if (!pdata) {
@@ -768,12 +767,6 @@
 	if (!max8998)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	size = sizeof(struct regulator_dev *) * pdata->num_regulators;
-	max8998->rdev = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!max8998->rdev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	rdev = max8998->rdev;
 	max8998->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	max8998->iodev = iodev;
 	max8998->num_regulators = pdata->num_regulators;
@@ -877,13 +870,12 @@
 		config.init_data = pdata->regulators[i].initdata;
 		config.driver_data = max8998;
 
-		rdev[i] = devm_regulator_register(&pdev->dev,
-						  &regulators[index], &config);
-		if (IS_ERR(rdev[i])) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(rdev[i]);
+		rdev = devm_regulator_register(&pdev->dev, &regulators[index],
+					       &config);
+		if (IS_ERR(rdev)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(rdev);
 			dev_err(max8998->dev, "regulator %s init failed (%d)\n",
 						regulators[index].name, ret);
-			rdev[i] = NULL;
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}