diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/asc7621.c b/drivers/hwmon/asc7621.c
index 8d9f2a0e8efe..71463689d163 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/asc7621.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/asc7621.c
@@ -1115,7 +1115,6 @@ asc7621_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, data);
-	data->valid = 0;
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	/* Initialize the asc7621 chip */
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/atxp1.c b/drivers/hwmon/atxp1.c
index ddff02e3e66f..6edce42c61d5 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/atxp1.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/atxp1.c
@@ -353,8 +353,6 @@ static int atxp1_probe(struct i2c_client *new_client,
 	data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(new_client, data);
-	data->valid = 0;
-
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	/* Register sysfs hooks */
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm77.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm77.c
index f17beb5e6dd6..502771c06fd9 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm77.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm77.c
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ static int lm77_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, data);
-	data->valid = 0;
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	/* Initialize the LM77 chip */
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm83.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm83.c
index abd270243ba7..be02155788c3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm83.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm83.c
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ static int lm83_probe(struct i2c_client *new_client,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(new_client, data);
-	data->valid = 0;
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c
index 4c5f20231c1a..ba1d83d48056 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c
@@ -903,7 +903,6 @@ static int lm87_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, data);
-	data->valid = 0;
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	/* Initialize the LM87 chip */
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm92.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm92.c
index 9d0e87a4f0cb..b9022db6511a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm92.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm92.c
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ static int lm92_probe(struct i2c_client *new_client,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(new_client, data);
-	data->valid = 0;
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	/* Initialize the chipset */
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm93.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm93.c
index 6f1c6c0dbaf5..adf23165a6a7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm93.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm93.c
@@ -2754,7 +2754,6 @@ static int lm93_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, data);
 
 	/* housekeeping */
-	data->valid = 0;
 	data->update = update;
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/max1619.c b/drivers/hwmon/max1619.c
index 6638e997f83f..4c23afe113e2 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/max1619.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/max1619.c
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ static int max1619_probe(struct i2c_client *new_client,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(new_client, data);
-	data->valid = 0;
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	/* Initialize the MAX1619 chip */
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c
index df585808adb6..4068db4d9580 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c
@@ -1376,7 +1376,6 @@ w83792d_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, data);
-	data->valid = 0;
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	err = w83792d_detect_subclients(client);
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83l785ts.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83l785ts.c
index 6384b268f590..ac3043122011 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83l785ts.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83l785ts.c
@@ -188,12 +188,8 @@ static int w83l785ts_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, data);
-	data->valid = 0;
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
-	/* Default values in case the first read fails (unlikely). */
-	data->temp[1] = data->temp[0] = 0;
-
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the W83L785TS chip
 	 * Nothing yet, assume it is already started.