diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/pci.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/pci.c
index c2604f8b2a5efccd1cde4f77db2be09eb9ce1624..36da518915b52b8220e5e6d23ed57acc6738ce0e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/pci.c
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ static void mtd_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	map->exit(dev, map);
 	kfree(map);
 
-	pci_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	pci_release_regions(dev);
 }