diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303_mdio.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303_mdio.c
index d12c55fdc81100ac4263f4ffbee7bbc4122e29df..4f33369a2de52f767385976268d826b5d6308d7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303_mdio.c
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ static void lan9303_mdio_remove(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 		return;
 
 	lan9303_remove(&sw_dev->chip);
-
-	dev_set_drvdata(&mdiodev->dev, NULL);
 }
 
 static void lan9303_mdio_shutdown(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)