diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pcf50633-backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/pcf50633-backlight.c
index e87c7a3394f3adc2cf1782b11366e5539c3f1580..6ed76be18f1943e55fd7ad405c490a8749833358 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/pcf50633-backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pcf50633-backlight.c
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ static int pcf50633_bl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	backlight_device_unregister(pcf_bl->bl);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }