diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.c b/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.c
index ea8bbfce0f1f0d186e8b0c91f23bd1563f247210..eac6ace7c5f9f052dded98e73dc9bbfe525770c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.c
@@ -1996,7 +1996,6 @@ static int hellcreek_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	hellcreek_hwtstamp_free(hellcreek);
 	hellcreek_ptp_free(hellcreek);
 	dsa_unregister_switch(hellcreek->ds);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }