diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
index 5ac841ff6cc7..1966a7cfd8ce 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
@@ -879,7 +879,6 @@ static int dispatch_rw_block_io(struct xen_blkif *blkif,
 		goto fail_response;
 	}
 
-	preq.dev           = req->u.rw.handle;
 	preq.sector_number = req->u.rw.sector_number;
 	preq.nr_sects      = 0;