diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mcu_mpc8349emitx.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mcu_mpc8349emitx.c
index 7bc3158229357f4e182a2d0f6b3a6c06204e0184..fd71cfdf23802e56f121d6c5dbc6144d3dcbd11f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mcu_mpc8349emitx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mcu_mpc8349emitx.c
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ static int mcu_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	ret = mcu_gpiochip_remove(mcu);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(mcu);
 	return 0;
 }