diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mxs.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mxs.c
index b45c4eb357988beaa0091835e45e09c46209ac76..f5d56436ba7f838d77e78deb526178944c8efa35 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mxs.c
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ int mxs_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	iounmap(d->base);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -525,7 +524,6 @@ int mxs_pinctrl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mxs_pinctrl_data *d = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	pinctrl_unregister(d->pctl);
 	iounmap(d->base);