diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/kxcjk-1013.c b/drivers/iio/accel/kxcjk-1013.c
index 57c515bf0fd2..ae7429385f92 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/kxcjk-1013.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/kxcjk-1013.c
@@ -239,9 +239,6 @@ static int kxcjk1013_chip_init(struct kxcjk1013_data *data)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	data->range = KXCJK1013_RANGE_4G;
-
-
 	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(data->client, KXCJK1013_REG_DATA_CTRL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&data->client->dev, "Error reading reg_data_ctrl\n");