diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
index c68cc7c91928..37d6e324ae74 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_INT2_ON_INT1_MASK	BIT(5)
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_ROUNDING_ADDR		0x16
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_ROUNDING_MASK		BIT(2)
-#define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_LIR_ADDR			0x58
-#define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_LIR_MASK			BIT(0)
 
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_ACC_ODR_ADDR		0x10
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_REG_ACC_ODR_MASK		GENMASK(7, 4)
@@ -607,12 +605,6 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_init_device(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw)
 
 	msleep(200);
 
-	/* latch interrupts */
-	err = st_lsm6dsx_write_with_mask(hw, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_LIR_ADDR,
-					 ST_LSM6DSX_REG_LIR_MASK, 1);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
 	/* enable Block Data Update */
 	err = st_lsm6dsx_write_with_mask(hw, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_BDU_ADDR,
 					 ST_LSM6DSX_REG_BDU_MASK, 1);