diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
index 19ddd69de938..7c42c12d8eeb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int ad799x_read_raw(struct iio_dev *dev_info,
 			ret = ad799x_single_channel_from_ring(dev_info,
 							      chan->scan_index);
 		else
-			ret = ad799x_scan_direct(st, chan->address);
+			ret = ad799x_scan_direct(st, chan->scan_index);
 		mutex_unlock(&dev_info->mlock);
 
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 0,
-				.address = 0,
 				.scan_index = 0,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 			},
@@ -462,7 +461,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 1,
-				.address = 1,
 				.scan_index = 1,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 			},
@@ -470,7 +468,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 2,
-				.address = 2,
 				.scan_index = 2,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 			},
@@ -478,7 +475,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 3,
-				.address = 3,
 				.scan_index = 3,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 			},
@@ -494,7 +490,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 0,
-				.address = 0,
 				.scan_index = 0,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 			},
@@ -502,7 +497,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 1,
-				.address = 1,
 				.scan_index = 1,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 			},
@@ -510,7 +504,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 2,
-				.address = 2,
 				.scan_index = 2,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 			},
@@ -518,7 +511,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 3,
-				.address = 3,
 				.scan_index = 3,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 			},
@@ -534,7 +526,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 0,
-				.address = 0,
 				.scan_index = 0,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 8, 16, 4),
 			},
@@ -542,7 +533,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 1,
-				.address = 1,
 				.scan_index = 1,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 8, 16, 4),
 			},
@@ -550,7 +540,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 2,
-				.address = 2,
 				.scan_index = 2,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 8, 16, 4),
 			},
@@ -558,7 +547,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 3,
-				.address = 3,
 				.scan_index = 3,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 8, 16, 4),
 			},
@@ -574,7 +562,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 0,
-				.address = 0,
 				.scan_index = 0,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -583,7 +570,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 1,
-				.address = 1,
 				.scan_index = 1,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -601,7 +587,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 0,
-				.address = 0,
 				.scan_index = 0,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -610,7 +595,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 1,
-				.address = 1,
 				.scan_index = 1,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -619,7 +603,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 2,
-				.address = 2,
 				.scan_index = 2,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -628,7 +611,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 3,
-				.address = 3,
 				.scan_index = 3,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -646,7 +628,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 0,
-				.address = 0,
 				.scan_index = 0,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -655,7 +636,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 1,
-				.address = 1,
 				.scan_index = 1,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -664,7 +644,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 2,
-				.address = 2,
 				.scan_index = 2,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -673,7 +652,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 3,
-				.address = 3,
 				.scan_index = 3,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -691,7 +669,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 0,
-				.address = 0,
 				.scan_index = 0,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -700,7 +677,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 1,
-				.address = 1,
 				.scan_index = 1,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -709,7 +685,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 2,
-				.address = 2,
 				.scan_index = 2,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -718,7 +693,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 3,
-				.address = 3,
 				.scan_index = 3,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -727,7 +701,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 4,
-				.address = 4,
 				.scan_index = 4,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 			},
@@ -735,7 +708,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 5,
-				.address = 5,
 				.scan_index = 5,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 			},
@@ -743,7 +715,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 6,
-				.address = 6,
 				.scan_index = 6,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 			},
@@ -751,7 +722,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 7,
-				.address = 7,
 				.scan_index = 7,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 10, 16, 2),
 			},
@@ -768,7 +738,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 0,
-				.address = 0,
 				.scan_index = 0,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -777,7 +746,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 1,
-				.address = 1,
 				.scan_index = 1,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -786,7 +754,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 2,
-				.address = 2,
 				.scan_index = 2,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -795,7 +762,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 3,
-				.address = 3,
 				.scan_index = 3,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 				.event_mask = AD799X_EV_MASK,
@@ -804,7 +770,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 4,
-				.address = 4,
 				.scan_index = 4,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 			},
@@ -812,7 +777,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 5,
-				.address = 5,
 				.scan_index = 5,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 			},
@@ -820,7 +784,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 6,
-				.address = 6,
 				.scan_index = 6,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 			},
@@ -828,7 +791,6 @@ static const struct ad799x_chip_info ad799x_chip_info_tbl[] = {
 				.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
 				.indexed = 1,
 				.channel = 7,
-				.address = 7,
 				.scan_index = 7,
 				.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', 12, 16, 0),
 			},