diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/aat2870_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/aat2870_bl.c
index ee0c0a982e4eebb8be7ebc06fc9866f1c1ac0e66..ec5350f2c28a5ad135ec9721d6a770135514b15c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/aat2870_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/aat2870_bl.c
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ static int aat2870_bl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				  sizeof(struct aat2870_bl_driver_data),
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!aat2870_bl) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-			"Failed to allocate memory for aat2870 backlight\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}