diff --git a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-ac97.c b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-ac97.c
index 7798fbd5e81dac21ca7c5c6bb54836786510bd79..d49e0556e381241ba181ca9f4b76161b2d3ec245 100644
--- a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-ac97.c
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ static int ep93xx_ac97_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 fail:
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	ep93xx_ac97_info = NULL;
-	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -420,7 +419,6 @@ static int ep93xx_ac97_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	ep93xx_ac97_info = NULL;
-	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }