diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_420xx/adf_420xx_hw_data.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_420xx/adf_420xx_hw_data.c
index 4feeef83f7a3..795f4598400b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_420xx/adf_420xx_hw_data.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_420xx/adf_420xx_hw_data.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static const struct adf_fw_config adf_fw_dcc_config[] = {
 static struct adf_hw_device_class adf_420xx_class = {
 	.name = ADF_420XX_DEVICE_NAME,
 	.type = DEV_420XX,
-	.instances = 0,
 };
 
 static u32 get_ae_mask(struct adf_hw_device_data *self)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_4xxx/adf_4xxx_hw_data.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_4xxx/adf_4xxx_hw_data.c
index 4eb6ef99efdd..63c7c8e90cca 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_4xxx/adf_4xxx_hw_data.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_4xxx/adf_4xxx_hw_data.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ static_assert(ARRAY_SIZE(adf_fw_cy_config) == ARRAY_SIZE(adf_fw_dcc_config));
 static struct adf_hw_device_class adf_4xxx_class = {
 	.name = ADF_4XXX_DEVICE_NAME,
 	.type = DEV_4XXX,
-	.instances = 0,
 };
 
 static u32 get_ae_mask(struct adf_hw_device_data *self)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c3xxx/adf_c3xxx_hw_data.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c3xxx/adf_c3xxx_hw_data.c
index e78f7bfd30b8..9425af26d34c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c3xxx/adf_c3xxx_hw_data.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c3xxx/adf_c3xxx_hw_data.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ static const u32 thrd_to_arb_map[ADF_C3XXX_MAX_ACCELENGINES] = {
 static struct adf_hw_device_class c3xxx_class = {
 	.name = ADF_C3XXX_DEVICE_NAME,
 	.type = DEV_C3XXX,
-	.instances = 0
 };
 
 static u32 get_accel_mask(struct adf_hw_device_data *self)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_c3xxxvf_hw_data.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_c3xxxvf_hw_data.c
index a512ca4efd3f..f73d9a4a9ab7 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_c3xxxvf_hw_data.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_c3xxxvf_hw_data.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 static struct adf_hw_device_class c3xxxiov_class = {
 	.name = ADF_C3XXXVF_DEVICE_NAME,
 	.type = DEV_C3XXXVF,
-	.instances = 0
 };
 
 static u32 get_accel_mask(struct adf_hw_device_data *self)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c62x/adf_c62x_hw_data.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c62x/adf_c62x_hw_data.c
index 32ebe09477a8..1a2f36b603fb 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c62x/adf_c62x_hw_data.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c62x/adf_c62x_hw_data.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ static const u32 thrd_to_arb_map[ADF_C62X_MAX_ACCELENGINES] = {
 static struct adf_hw_device_class c62x_class = {
 	.name = ADF_C62X_DEVICE_NAME,
 	.type = DEV_C62X,
-	.instances = 0
 };
 
 static u32 get_accel_mask(struct adf_hw_device_data *self)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_c62xvf_hw_data.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_c62xvf_hw_data.c
index 4aaaaf921734..29e53b41a895 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_c62xvf_hw_data.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_c62xvf_hw_data.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 static struct adf_hw_device_class c62xiov_class = {
 	.name = ADF_C62XVF_DEVICE_NAME,
 	.type = DEV_C62XVF,
-	.instances = 0
 };
 
 static u32 get_accel_mask(struct adf_hw_device_data *self)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_dh895xcc/adf_dh895xcc_hw_data.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_dh895xcc/adf_dh895xcc_hw_data.c
index e48bcf1818cd..bf9e8f34f451 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_dh895xcc/adf_dh895xcc_hw_data.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_dh895xcc/adf_dh895xcc_hw_data.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ static const u32 thrd_to_arb_map[ADF_DH895XCC_MAX_ACCELENGINES] = {
 static struct adf_hw_device_class dh895xcc_class = {
 	.name = ADF_DH895XCC_DEVICE_NAME,
 	.type = DEV_DH895XCC,
-	.instances = 0
 };
 
 static u32 get_accel_mask(struct adf_hw_device_data *self)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_dh895xccvf_hw_data.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_dh895xccvf_hw_data.c
index f4ee4c2e00da..bc59c1473eef 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_dh895xccvf_hw_data.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_dh895xccvf_hw_data.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 static struct adf_hw_device_class dh895xcciov_class = {
 	.name = ADF_DH895XCCVF_DEVICE_NAME,
 	.type = DEV_DH895XCCVF,
-	.instances = 0
 };
 
 static u32 get_accel_mask(struct adf_hw_device_data *self)
