diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tehuti.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tehuti.c
index 571452e786d5103460180e54481cd11ae88e4927..dd0dd6279b4eec8168c006457643568032ee358f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tehuti.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tehuti.c
@@ -2447,7 +2447,6 @@ static void bdx_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	iounmap(nic->regs);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	vfree(nic);
 
 	RET();