diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c
index 8b04bfc20cfba3b9c17984471dfccb6163799bdb..171d73c1d3c22de3209ca6c48b7978c35b2a38b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/starfire.c
@@ -835,7 +835,6 @@ static int starfire_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	return 0;
 
 err_out_cleardev:
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	iounmap(base);
 err_out_free_res:
 	pci_release_regions (pdev);
@@ -2012,7 +2011,6 @@ static void starfire_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	iounmap(np->base);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	free_netdev(dev);			/* Will also free np!! */
 }