diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/pci.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/pci.c
index 21822c2edbe40126198990635473c902c06e7dc0..d2ab1bae9c346fbf2168ff59199222f226e6f2cb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/pci.c
@@ -334,9 +334,6 @@ mtd_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	return 0;
 
 release:
-	if (mtd)
-		map_destroy(mtd);
-
 	if (map) {
 		map->exit(dev, map);
 		kfree(map);