diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index 7fe19648f10e8f1e966b857c12077f34025dc8b5..edf4b57c4aaa306ebbf12beea5100d6f6a7f5e2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -5570,7 +5570,6 @@ static void airo_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	airo_print_info(dev->name, "Unregistering...");
 	stop_airo_card(dev, 1);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 }
 
 static int airo_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t state)