diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_pcmcia.c b/drivers/ata/pata_pcmcia.c
index d10ae3e7224586c48fef433b7c66c836c9d453a5..4ef477c12036cbfdddc6a1df0e8e9df5a5cced9d 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_pcmcia.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_pcmcia.c
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ static void pcmcia_remove_one(struct pcmcia_device *pdev)
 		if (info->ndev) {
 			struct ata_host *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 			ata_host_detach(host);
-			dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 		}
 		info->ndev = 0;
 		pdev->priv = NULL;