diff --git a/library/axi_ad9234/axi_ad9234_channel.v b/library/axi_ad9234/axi_ad9234_channel.v
index 000d19e52..90bed3e0e 100644
--- a/library/axi_ad9234/axi_ad9234_channel.v
+++ b/library/axi_ad9234/axi_ad9234_channel.v
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ module axi_ad9234_channel (
 
   wire            adc_pn_oos_s;
   wire            adc_pn_err_s;
-  wire            adc_dfmt_enable_s;
-  wire            adc_dfmt_type_s;
-  wire            adc_dfmt_se_s;
   wire    [ 3:0]  adc_pnseq_sel_s;
 
   // instantiations
@@ -121,20 +118,7 @@ module axi_ad9234_channel (
     .adc_pn_err (adc_pn_err_s),
     .adc_pnseq_sel (adc_pnseq_sel_s));
 
-  genvar n;
-  generate
-  for (n = 0; n < 4; n = n + 1) begin: g_ad_datafmt_1
-  ad_datafmt #(.DATA_WIDTH(12)) i_ad_datafmt (
-    .clk (adc_clk),
-    .valid (1'b1),
-    .data (adc_data[n*12+11:n*12]),
-    .valid_out (),
-    .data_out (adc_dfmt_data[n*16+15:n*16]),
-    .dfmt_enable (adc_dfmt_enable_s),
-    .dfmt_type (adc_dfmt_type_s),
-    .dfmt_se (adc_dfmt_se_s));
-  end
-  endgenerate
+  assign adc_dfmt_data = adc_data;
 
   up_adc_channel #(.PCORE_ADC_CHID(CHID)) i_up_adc_channel (
     .adc_clk (adc_clk),
@@ -142,9 +126,9 @@ module axi_ad9234_channel (
     .adc_enable (adc_enable),
     .adc_iqcor_enb (),
     .adc_dcfilt_enb (),
-    .adc_dfmt_se (adc_dfmt_se_s),
-    .adc_dfmt_type (adc_dfmt_type_s),
-    .adc_dfmt_enable (adc_dfmt_enable_s),
+    .adc_dfmt_se (),
+    .adc_dfmt_type (),
+    .adc_dfmt_enable (),
     .adc_dcfilt_offset (),
     .adc_dcfilt_coeff (),
     .adc_iqcor_coeff_1 (),