diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-class.c b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
index cc3929f858b68..131ca83f5fb38 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-class.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@ int led_classdev_register_ext(struct device *parent,
 		ret = led_compose_name(parent, init_data, composed_name);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
+
+		if (init_data->fwnode)
+			fwnode_property_read_string(init_data->fwnode,
+				"linux,default-trigger",
+				&led_cdev->default_trigger);
 	} else {
 		proposed_name = led_cdev->name;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-an30259a.c b/drivers/leds/leds-an30259a.c
index 82350a28a5644..d8aea64563414 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-an30259a.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-an30259a.c
@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ static int an30259a_dt_init(struct i2c_client *client,
 				led->default_state = STATE_OFF;
 		}
 
-		of_property_read_string(child, "linux,default-trigger",
-					&led->cdev.default_trigger);
-
 		i++;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-aw2013.c b/drivers/leds/leds-aw2013.c
index d709cc1f949e3..8be8a185bfa30 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-aw2013.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-aw2013.c
@@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ static int aw2013_probe_dt(struct aw2013 *chip)
 				 "DT property led-max-microamp is missing\n");
 		}
 
-		of_property_read_string(child, "linux,default-trigger",
-					&led->cdev.default_trigger);
-
 		led->cdev.brightness_set_blocking = aw2013_brightness_set;
 		led->cdev.blink_set = aw2013_blink_set;
 
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-cr0014114.c b/drivers/leds/leds-cr0014114.c
index 2da448ae718e9..d03cfd3c0bfbe 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-cr0014114.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-cr0014114.c
@@ -188,9 +188,6 @@ static int cr0014114_probe_dt(struct cr0014114 *priv)
 	device_for_each_child_node(priv->dev, child) {
 		led = &priv->leds[i];
 
-		fwnode_property_read_string(child, "linux,default-trigger",
-					    &led->ldev.default_trigger);
-
 		led->priv			  = priv;
 		led->ldev.max_brightness	  = CR_MAX_BRIGHTNESS;
 		led->ldev.brightness_set_blocking = cr0014114_set_sync;
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-el15203000.c b/drivers/leds/leds-el15203000.c
index 298b13e4807a8..6ca47f2a20041 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-el15203000.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-el15203000.c
@@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ static int el15203000_probe_dt(struct el15203000 *priv)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		fwnode_property_read_string(child, "linux,default-trigger",
-					    &led->ldev.default_trigger);
-
 		led->priv			  = priv;
 		led->ldev.max_brightness	  = LED_ON;
 		led->ldev.brightness_set_blocking = el15203000_set_blocking;
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
index cf84096d88cec..93f5b1b60fdec 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ static struct gpio_leds_priv *gpio_leds_create(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		led_dat->gpiod = led.gpiod;
 
-		fwnode_property_read_string(child, "linux,default-trigger",
-					    &led.default_trigger);
-
 		if (!fwnode_property_read_string(child, "default-state",
 						 &state)) {
 			if (!strcmp(state, "keep"))
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lm3532.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lm3532.c
index 946ad67eaecb7..dac037141d445 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lm3532.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lm3532.c
@@ -643,9 +643,6 @@ static int lm3532_parse_node(struct lm3532_data *priv)
 			goto child_out;
 		}
 
-		fwnode_property_read_string(child, "linux,default-trigger",
-					    &led->led_dev.default_trigger);
-
 		ret = fwnode_property_read_string(child, "label", &name);
 		if (ret)
 			snprintf(led->label, sizeof(led->label),
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lm3692x.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lm3692x.c
index 1d7ea1b76a125..e945de45388ca 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lm3692x.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lm3692x.c
@@ -433,9 +433,6 @@ static int lm3692x_probe_dt(struct lm3692x_led *led)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	fwnode_property_read_string(child, "linux,default-trigger",
-				    &led->led_dev.default_trigger);
-
 	ret = fwnode_property_read_u32(child, "reg", &led->led_enable);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&led->client->dev, "reg DT property missing\n");
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp8860.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp8860.c
index ac2f5d6272dc0..20b463f290431 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp8860.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp8860.c
@@ -392,10 +392,6 @@ static int lp8860_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!child_node)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	led->led_dev.default_trigger = of_get_property(child_node,
-					    "linux,default-trigger",
-					    NULL);
-
 	led->enable_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&client->dev,
 						   "enable", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(led->enable_gpio)) {
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lt3593.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lt3593.c
index 9079850e6ea44..da96340271dfe 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lt3593.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lt3593.c
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ static int lt3593_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	child = device_get_next_child_node(dev, NULL);
 
-	fwnode_property_read_string(child, "linux,default-trigger",
-				    &led_data->cdev.default_trigger);
-
 	if (!fwnode_property_read_string(child, "default-state", &tmp)) {
 		if (!strcmp(tmp, "on"))
 			state = LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_ON;
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-tlc591xx.c b/drivers/leds/leds-tlc591xx.c
index 1dc14051639c9..de22c28c42a56 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-tlc591xx.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-tlc591xx.c
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ tlc591xx_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		led = &priv->leds[reg];
 
 		led->active = true;
-		led->ldev.default_trigger =
-			of_get_property(child, "linux,default-trigger", NULL);
 
 		led->priv = priv;
 		led->led_no = reg;
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-turris-omnia.c b/drivers/leds/leds-turris-omnia.c
index bb23d8e166144..7ef5ee2c0773e 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-turris-omnia.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-turris-omnia.c
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ static int omnia_led_register(struct i2c_client *client, struct omnia_led *led,
 	cdev->max_brightness = 255;
 	cdev->brightness_set_blocking = omnia_led_brightness_set_blocking;
 
-	of_property_read_string(np, "linux,default-trigger", &cdev->default_trigger);
-
 	/* put the LED into software mode */
 	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, CMD_LED_MODE,
 					CMD_LED_MODE_LED(led->reg) |
