diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
index 01dcf18c9601..c49cc7ea4b28 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
@@ -681,9 +681,6 @@ static int __gb_lights_channel_torch_attach(struct gb_channel *channel,
 	kfree(channel->led->name);
 	channel->led->name = name;
 
-	/* free original torch channel resources */
-	gb_lights_channel_free(channel_torch);
-
 	channel_torch->led = channel->led;
 
 	return 0;