diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c
index 161cb9be018c091362b64b4f3555a553ea25559a..c45a889a1afd4085681805cd672aec123808c7e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can_platform.c
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ static int m_can_plat_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	m_can_class_free_dev(mcan_class->net);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }