diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/rbtx4939-flash.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/rbtx4939-flash.c
index ac02fbffd6df940f70e3802895811f5916843541..ab4ec55440256b69b3d07918f2cb14ba81621cfb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/rbtx4939-flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/rbtx4939-flash.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ static int rbtx4939_flash_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	info = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 	if (!info)
 		return 0;
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 
 	if (info->mtd) {
 		struct rbtx4939_flash_data *pdata = dev->dev.platform_data;