diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5421.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5421.c
index c44afeb06f56..3eeaa82075f7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5421.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5421.c
@@ -514,13 +514,7 @@ static int ad5421_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = iio_device_register(indio_dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&spi->dev, "Failed to register iio device: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return iio_device_register(indio_dev);
 }
 
 static int ad5421_remove(struct spi_device *spi)