diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7173.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7173.c
index e2f17292409c..b26d4575e256 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7173.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7173.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static int ad7173_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 {
 	struct ad7173_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	struct ad7173_channel_config *cfg;
-	unsigned int freq, i, reg;
+	unsigned int freq, i;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = iio_device_claim_direct_mode(indio_dev);
@@ -733,16 +733,7 @@ static int ad7173_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 
 		cfg = &st->channels[chan->address].cfg;
 		cfg->odr = i;
-
-		if (!cfg->live)
-			break;
-
-		ret = ad_sd_read_reg(&st->sd, AD7173_REG_FILTER(cfg->cfg_slot), 2, &reg);
-		if (ret)
-			break;
-		reg &= ~AD7173_FILTER_ODR0_MASK;
-		reg |= FIELD_PREP(AD7173_FILTER_ODR0_MASK, i);
-		ret = ad_sd_write_reg(&st->sd, AD7173_REG_FILTER(cfg->cfg_slot), 2, reg);
+		cfg->live = false;
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -804,8 +795,7 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7173_channel_template = {
 	.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 	.indexed = 1,
 	.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW) |
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),
-	.info_mask_shared_by_all = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ),
+		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE) | BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ),
 	.scan_type = {
 		.sign = 'u',
 		.realbits = 24,
@@ -819,8 +809,8 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7173_temp_iio_channel_template = {
 	.channel = AD7173_AIN_TEMP_POS,
 	.channel2 = AD7173_AIN_TEMP_NEG,
 	.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW) |
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE) | BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OFFSET),
-	.info_mask_shared_by_all = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ),
+		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE) | BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OFFSET) |
+		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ),
 	.scan_type = {
 		.sign = 'u',
 		.realbits = 24,