diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/sharpsl.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/sharpsl.c
index 127bc42718217a68c4c83fa89cf64b3cbed7d95c..1d41578d03361222120f1ab45ce56ded8cef5b5b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/sharpsl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/sharpsl.c
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ static int sharpsl_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	nand_release(&sharpsl->mtd);
 
 err_scan:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	iounmap(sharpsl->io);
 err_ioremap:
 err_get_res:
@@ -212,8 +211,6 @@ static int sharpsl_nand_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Release resources, unregister device */
 	nand_release(&sharpsl->mtd);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	iounmap(sharpsl->io);
 
 	/* Free the MTD device structure */