diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_accel.c b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_accel.c
index 3441b0d61c5d..cef76c1c40f3 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_accel.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_accel.c
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ static int inv_icm42600_accel_update_scan_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	/* update data FIFO write */
 	inv_icm42600_timestamp_apply_odr(ts, 0, 0, 0);
 	ret = inv_icm42600_buffer_set_fifo_en(st, fifo_en | st->fifo.en);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	ret = inv_icm42600_buffer_update_watermark(st);
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_gyro.c b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_gyro.c
index aee7b9ff4bf4..608d07115a36 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_gyro.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_gyro.c
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ static int inv_icm42600_gyro_update_scan_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	/* update data FIFO write */
 	inv_icm42600_timestamp_apply_odr(ts, 0, 0, 0);
 	ret = inv_icm42600_buffer_set_fifo_en(st, fifo_en | st->fifo.en);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	ret = inv_icm42600_buffer_update_watermark(st);
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&st->lock);