diff --git a/drivers/iio/health/afe4403.c b/drivers/iio/health/afe4403.c
index 99bf1bcbea40..0e5a512e3bb8 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/health/afe4403.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/health/afe4403.c
@@ -529,10 +529,8 @@ static int afe4403_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 						   "%s-dev%d",
 						   indio_dev->name,
 						   iio_device_id(indio_dev));
-		if (!afe->trig) {
-			dev_err(dev, "Unable to allocate IIO trigger\n");
+		if (!afe->trig)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 
 		iio_trigger_set_drvdata(afe->trig, indio_dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/health/afe4404.c b/drivers/iio/health/afe4404.c
index 29e030943f59..768d794e574b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/health/afe4404.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/health/afe4404.c
@@ -536,10 +536,8 @@ static int afe4404_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 						   "%s-dev%d",
 						   indio_dev->name,
 						   iio_device_id(indio_dev));
-		if (!afe->trig) {
-			dev_err(dev, "Unable to allocate IIO trigger\n");
+		if (!afe->trig)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 
 		iio_trigger_set_drvdata(afe->trig, indio_dev);