diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index c51ee52..a98c134 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -904,8 +904,6 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!nor->read_id)
-		nor->read_id = spi_nor_read_id;
 	if (!nor->wait_till_ready)
 		nor->wait_till_ready = spi_nor_wait_till_ready;
 
@@ -935,7 +933,7 @@
 	if (info->jedec_id) {
 		const struct spi_device_id *jid;
 
-		jid = nor->read_id(nor);
+		jid = spi_nor_read_id(nor);
 		if (IS_ERR(jid)) {
 			return PTR_ERR(jid);
 		} else if (jid != id) {
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
index 046a0a2..2f27713 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@
  * @write_xfer:		[OPTIONAL] the writefundamental primitive
  * @read_reg:		[DRIVER-SPECIFIC] read out the register
  * @write_reg:		[DRIVER-SPECIFIC] write data to the register
- * @read_id:		[REPLACEABLE] read out the ID data, and find
- *			the proper spi_device_id
  * @wait_till_ready:	[REPLACEABLE] wait till the NOR becomes ready
  * @read:		[DRIVER-SPECIFIC] read data from the SPI NOR
  * @write:		[DRIVER-SPECIFIC] write data to the SPI NOR
@@ -172,7 +170,6 @@
 	int (*read_reg)(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 opcode, u8 *buf, int len);
 	int (*write_reg)(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 opcode, u8 *buf, int len,
 			int write_enable);
-	const struct spi_device_id *(*read_id)(struct spi_nor *nor);
 	int (*wait_till_ready)(struct spi_nor *nor);
 
 	int (*read)(struct spi_nor *nor, loff_t from,