diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adt7411.c b/drivers/hwmon/adt7411.c
index 4086c7257f912f23608c261f1b29f68b3c04a602..f13c843a2964bbb07728c06363cda065937293bb 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adt7411.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adt7411.c
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ static int __devinit adt7411_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
  exit_remove:
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &adt7411_attr_grp);
  exit_free:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -327,7 +326,6 @@ static int __devexit adt7411_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &adt7411_attr_grp);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/asc7621.c b/drivers/hwmon/asc7621.c
index 0f388adc61876cc3f0481de786289d724b1977a6..3b973f30b1f6495a89029b4002816ee8ff299353 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/asc7621.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/asc7621.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,6 @@ asc7621_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 				   &(asc7621_params[i].sda.dev_attr));
 	}
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1196,7 +1195,6 @@ static int asc7621_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 				   &(asc7621_params[i].sda.dev_attr));
 	}
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/f75375s.c b/drivers/hwmon/f75375s.c
index bad2cf3ef4a448aa76a72033b527647c6434f9d3..0f58ecc5334d941cb4114a3681e2e5a44893280e 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/f75375s.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/f75375s.c
@@ -662,7 +662,6 @@ static int f75375_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &f75375_group);
 exit_free:
 	kfree(data);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -672,7 +671,6 @@ static int f75375_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &f75375_group);
 	kfree(data);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/g760a.c b/drivers/hwmon/g760a.c
index 09ea12e0a55185b3e5d0699cf7922898752b70af..1f63d1a3af5ebc4aae1d31f18d505881273b8a65 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/g760a.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/g760a.c
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ static int g760a_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &g760a_group);
 error_sysfs_create_group:
 	kfree(data);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -247,7 +246,6 @@ static int g760a_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &g760a_group);
 	kfree(data);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm73.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm73.c
index 4d1b76bc81486b64dc6963d8ee415c2608c0fb82..29b9030d42c3111ecfdc49cc2a9cbf8aa4257cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm73.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm73.c
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ static int lm73_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	hwmon_device_unregister(hwmon_dev);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &lm73_group);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
index 56463428a419ce8f4222f5504b96f57cd44503fd..393f354f92a4c012c46ee96a8062f7b604697cdf 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ lm75_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 exit_remove:
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &lm75_group);
 exit_free:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ static int lm75_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &lm75_group);
 	lm75_write_value(client, LM75_REG_CONF, data->orig_conf);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm95241.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm95241.c
index 8fc8eb8cba47400fd23614a392b135949aab8c76..94741d42112da02ca902b2e87beacbe96aab3cd3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm95241.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm95241.c
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ static int lm95241_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &lm95241_group);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/tmp102.c b/drivers/hwmon/tmp102.c
index 8013895a1fafc19918faca9b838be7b4dc58d581..93187c3cb5e7949a72b5599bb127fce61701ec49 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/tmp102.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/tmp102.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ static int __devinit tmp102_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 fail_restore_config:
 	tmp102_write_reg(client, TMP102_CONF_REG, tmp102->config_orig);
 fail_free:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(tmp102);
 
 	return status;
@@ -247,7 +246,6 @@ static int __devexit tmp102_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 					 config | TMP102_CONF_SD);
 	}
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(tmp102);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/tmp421.c b/drivers/hwmon/tmp421.c
index 738c472ece273bf972b1206e9b164b88d046b0bc..6b4165c12092b388c365824c49c8c7d6a65c9a8c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/tmp421.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/tmp421.c
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ static int tmp421_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &tmp421_group);
 
 exit_free:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 
 	return err;
@@ -308,7 +307,6 @@ static int tmp421_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &tmp421_group);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
index 32d4adee73db650fc5ba2b2cc42586b12b642cd3..c84b9b4e69609e70e55419a6faae4f8f1905a63c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,6 @@ w83781d_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	if (data->lm75[1])
 		i2c_unregister_device(data->lm75[1]);
 ERROR3:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 ERROR1:
 	return err;
@@ -1219,7 +1218,6 @@ w83781d_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (data->lm75[1])
 		i2c_unregister_device(data->lm75[1]);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
index a24e0bfe9201a87a7012b1f42791d925aaf5b76f..f61ccc1e5ea3ea7a350af1cc3ec7858bf0f5dbe8 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ static int smbalert_remove(struct i2c_client *ara)
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&alert->alert);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(ara, NULL);
 	kfree(alert);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/adp5588-keys.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/adp5588-keys.c
index 4771ab172b59b22dda93eaa5437aba8019d7a208..744600eff222935b8af076ac8122c07f22a896e9 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/adp5588-keys.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/adp5588-keys.c
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ static int __devexit adp5588_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	free_irq(client->irq, kpad);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&kpad->work);
 	input_unregister_device(kpad->input);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(kpad);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c
index bc696931fed7b127a87afb262f63aa26fc63ac9a..40b032f0e32cd47a12e33f300810da9a131941c0 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/lm8323.c
@@ -778,8 +778,6 @@ static int __devexit lm8323_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct lm8323_chip *lm = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int i;
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
-
 	disable_irq_wake(client->irq);
 	free_irq(client->irq, lm);
 	cancel_work_sync(&lm->work);
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/max7359_keypad.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/max7359_keypad.c
index 7fc8185e5c1bd8ab914cedb0f0d78e15e974ed89..9091ff5ea808b8829d7d9475f15f704532d10c5e 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/max7359_keypad.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/max7359_keypad.c
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ static int __devexit max7359_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	free_irq(client->irq, keypad);
 	input_unregister_device(keypad->input_dev);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(keypad);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/qt2160.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/qt2160.c
index 31f30087b591866c9e81af4401d0a3feeaae359e..fac695157e8afce221fb8dae22fa2d750d745963 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/qt2160.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/qt2160.c
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ static int __devexit qt2160_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	input_unregister_device(qt2160->input);
 	kfree(qt2160);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/tca6416-keypad.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/tca6416-keypad.c
index 493c93f25e2abb96c0555d46d6ac9f20801d9098..00137bebcf974a8133ff3f4f4234bcace30cd084 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/tca6416-keypad.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/tca6416-keypad.c
@@ -316,8 +316,6 @@ static int __devexit tca6416_keypad_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	input_unregister_device(chip->input);
 	kfree(chip);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/ad714x-i2c.c b/drivers/input/misc/ad714x-i2c.c
index e9adbe49f6a49fe0a01e74648747985cb517061d..2bef8fa56c948e0ba4305ea0f4f22450244f79d4 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/ad714x-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/ad714x-i2c.c
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ static int __devexit ad714x_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct ad714x_chip *chip = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
 	ad714x_remove(chip);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/pcf8574_keypad.c b/drivers/input/misc/pcf8574_keypad.c
index 5c3ac4e0b055837976624cbd3ef1873cc81d82c6..0ac47d2898ec6d2baca97153f737f75878ffa950 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/pcf8574_keypad.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/pcf8574_keypad.c
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ static int __devexit pcf8574_kp_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	input_unregister_device(lp->idev);
 	kfree(lp);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics_i2c.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics_i2c.c
index 8291e7399ffab3606d2563a8e7257e513b5179f6..0ae62f0bcb3216ca32c494e3a807a75a8f6753bd 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics_i2c.c
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@ static int __devexit synaptics_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 		free_irq(client->irq, touch);
 
 	input_unregister_device(touch->input);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(touch);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ad7879.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ad7879.c
index 794d070c6900607752f2af1b7641f0cc98ef267f..4b32fb4704cd37b24f67c84db53de4ed431320c8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ad7879.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ad7879.c
@@ -812,10 +812,8 @@ static int __devinit ad7879_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ts->bus = client;
 
 	error = ad7879_construct(client, ts);
-	if (error) {
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
+	if (error)
 		kfree(ts);
-	}
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -825,7 +823,6 @@ static int __devexit ad7879_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct ad7879 *ts = dev_get_drvdata(&client->dev);
 
 	ad7879_destroy(client, ts);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(ts);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/eeti_ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/eeti_ts.c
index 75f8b73010fa5aa30dd3758a7421697b16c03e46..7a3a916f84a857137332ba89a53373d9dfe136d7 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/eeti_ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/eeti_ts.c
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ static int __devinit eeti_ts_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	input = NULL; /* so we dont try to free it below */
 err1:
 	input_free_device(input);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(priv);
 err0:
 	return err;
@@ -256,7 +255,6 @@ static int __devexit eeti_ts_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	enable_irq(priv->irq);
 
 	input_unregister_device(priv->input);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(priv);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/mcs5000_ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/mcs5000_ts.c
index ce8ab0269f6fc755f6496e90a5a4cd4c8157b816..1fb0c2f06a4470657b1b05e5295b77b3c67d6236 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/mcs5000_ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/mcs5000_ts.c
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ static int __devexit mcs5000_ts_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	free_irq(client->irq, data);
 	input_unregister_device(data->input_dev);
 	kfree(data);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c
index 769b479fcaa625fb4406096dd84746b89cc877e4..be23780e8a3e3b81be9df7b7cd0f8aab86d87e61 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c
@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@ static int __devexit tsc2007_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct tsc2007	*ts = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	struct tsc2007_platform_data *pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
-
 	tsc2007_free_irq(ts);
 
 	if (pdata->exit_platform_hw)
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-bd2802.c b/drivers/leds/leds-bd2802.c
index 286b501a3573d3b7d0d4cec872fa7b40008c83d5..5dcdf9d69b3abae8d0370ccbe1a0d913c716e7d1 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-bd2802.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-bd2802.c
@@ -742,7 +742,6 @@ static int __devinit bd2802_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
 		device_remove_file(&led->client->dev, bd2802_attributes[i]);
 failed_free:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(led);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -759,7 +758,6 @@ static int __exit bd2802_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 		bd2802_disable_adv_conf(led);
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bd2802_attributes); i++)
 		device_remove_file(&led->client->dev, bd2802_attributes[i]);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(led);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp3944.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp3944.c
index 932a58da76c4e97cba12a3c7b657b72dafa70e86..9010c054615e414fa5c236a8fe2cc4a700a00757 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp3944.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp3944.c
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ static int __devexit lp3944_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 		}
 
 	kfree(data);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pca9532.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pca9532.c
index 6682175fa9f7c4e3c5a91d99120c83b2003f6b9a..43d08756d823556b26f5c531d6837ff89818964b 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pca9532.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pca9532.c
@@ -320,10 +320,8 @@ static int pca9532_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	mutex_init(&data->update_lock);
 
 	err = pca9532_configure(client, data, pca9532_pdata);
-	if (err) {
+	if (err)
 		kfree(data);
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
-	}
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -351,7 +349,6 @@ static int pca9532_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 		}
 
 	kfree(data);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pca955x.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pca955x.c
index 8ff50f234190a38129342d743a14c8c7c201ad6c..66aa3e8e786f545c4db0e6bd4318a173a792fc1e 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pca955x.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pca955x.c
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ static int __devinit pca955x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	kfree(pca955x);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -358,7 +357,6 @@ static int __devexit pca955x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	}
 
 	kfree(pca955x);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c b/drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c
index 16d82f17ae82b3a2e0f5a5e37a0a73e18e51e7b5..c42eeb43042daa92d9f04e22b2205ce6d1d2a33d 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ remove_thermostat(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	thermostat = NULL;
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(th);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -400,7 +399,6 @@ static int probe_thermostat(struct i2c_client *client,
 	rc = read_reg(th, CONFIG_REG);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "Thermostat failed to read config!\n");
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(th);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_lm75_sensor.c b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_lm75_sensor.c
index d8257d35afde91c225b49bad6f0cc9885cf3fc69..647c6add2193e63d9bcec2be088ac2f28096a962 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_lm75_sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_lm75_sensor.c
@@ -107,10 +107,8 @@ static int wf_lm75_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, lm);
 
 	rc = wf_register_sensor(&lm->sens);
-	if (rc) {
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
+	if (rc)
 		kfree(lm);
-	}
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -216,7 +214,6 @@ static int wf_lm75_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	/* release sensor */
 	wf_unregister_sensor(&lm->sens);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_max6690_sensor.c b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_max6690_sensor.c
index b486eb929fde725fb9e0271d4af46cdc241c2113..8204113268f471db6021ffa7915be03272a0c40c 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_max6690_sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_max6690_sensor.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ static int wf_max6690_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	rc = wf_register_sensor(&max->sens);
 	if (rc) {
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(max);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_smu_sat.c b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_smu_sat.c
index e20330a28959bc539d0691337bf49438e2022efe..65a8ff3e1f8e8d4e1e73a7a7eda4bb9500fb9c82 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_smu_sat.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_smu_sat.c
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ static int wf_sat_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	/* XXX TODO */
 
 	sat->i2c = NULL;
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-i2c.c b/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-i2c.c
index a5844d08d8b7917c19702d9f7879a1bc0244aba4..67a4ec8768a6145ecfd6fb1d44095bfb51f29fdc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/si470x/radio-si470x-i2c.c
@@ -482,7 +482,6 @@ static __devexit int si470x_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	cancel_work_sync(&radio->radio_work);
 	video_unregister_device(radio->videodev);
 	kfree(radio);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/mt9m001.c b/drivers/media/video/mt9m001.c
index b62c0bd3f8ea013de803ceac7f3f25f1c7a9bb57..e3b9a8ab37f4e5c53f11c14d82a8855883f50036 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/mt9m001.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/mt9m001.c
@@ -785,7 +785,6 @@ static int mt9m001_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ret = mt9m001_video_probe(icd, client);
 	if (ret) {
 		icd->ops = NULL;
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(mt9m001);
 	}
 
@@ -799,7 +798,6 @@ static int mt9m001_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	icd->ops = NULL;
 	mt9m001_video_remove(icd);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	client->driver = NULL;
 	kfree(mt9m001);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/mt9m111.c b/drivers/media/video/mt9m111.c
index d35f536f9fc37fd6729211d9610adbfa2334c77e..e42162c50f0a3436ae74ee2249221b6ff75a1120 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/mt9m111.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/mt9m111.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,6 @@ static int mt9m111_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ret = mt9m111_video_probe(icd, client);
 	if (ret) {
 		icd->ops = NULL;
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(mt9m111);
 	}
 
@@ -1081,7 +1080,6 @@ static int mt9m111_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct soc_camera_device *icd = client->dev.platform_data;
 
 	icd->ops = NULL;
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	client->driver = NULL;
 	kfree(mt9m111);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/mt9t031.c b/drivers/media/video/mt9t031.c
index 78b4e091d2d5f527dd76db13a072bb339289fa84..9f5ff2547f1993bde3f594aa95bf4bb11d23c50d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/mt9t031.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/mt9t031.c
@@ -883,7 +883,6 @@ static int mt9t031_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret) {
 		if (icd)
 			icd->ops = NULL;
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(mt9t031);
 	}
 
@@ -897,7 +896,6 @@ static int mt9t031_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	if (icd)
 		icd->ops = NULL;
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	client->driver = NULL;
 	kfree(mt9t031);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/mt9t112.c b/drivers/media/video/mt9t112.c
index 7438f8d775ba7fa09fb32f9ad2f0a8934606afb5..aa4fce95098f06a5e8dcb832cd56d7d15de972ba 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/mt9t112.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/mt9t112.c
@@ -1119,7 +1119,6 @@ static int mt9t112_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ret = mt9t112_camera_probe(icd, client);
 	if (ret) {
 		icd->ops = NULL;
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(priv);
 	}
 
@@ -1132,7 +1131,6 @@ static int mt9t112_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct soc_camera_device *icd = client->dev.platform_data;
 
 	icd->ops = NULL;
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(priv);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/mt9v022.c b/drivers/media/video/mt9v022.c
index e5bae4c9393b8b9e3d4a0c8acbcf770d627fe3bc..fb44ff006628834fb45b5d728589edfad34b99a8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/mt9v022.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/mt9v022.c
@@ -920,7 +920,6 @@ static int mt9v022_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ret = mt9v022_video_probe(icd, client);
 	if (ret) {
 		icd->ops = NULL;
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(mt9v022);
 	}
 
@@ -934,7 +933,6 @@ static int mt9v022_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	icd->ops = NULL;
 	mt9v022_video_remove(icd);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	client->driver = NULL;
 	kfree(mt9v022);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ov772x.c b/drivers/media/video/ov772x.c
index 7f8ece30c77ba790cb38c314783544a0de0e162d..c33acc94b7472c5c6fdaec46b26d1690fed541d7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ov772x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ov772x.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,6 @@ static int ov772x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ret = ov772x_video_probe(icd, client);
 	if (ret) {
 		icd->ops = NULL;
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(priv);
 	}
 
@@ -1172,7 +1171,6 @@ static int ov772x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct soc_camera_device *icd = client->dev.platform_data;
 
 	icd->ops = NULL;
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(priv);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ov9640.c b/drivers/media/video/ov9640.c
index 36599a65f54851759f47a5a412bd5fdc629b8e1f..035e9ecb0c7569ce0e65bde6607d1b6b529c10ff 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ov9640.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ov9640.c
@@ -783,7 +783,6 @@ static int ov9640_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	if (ret) {
 		icd->ops = NULL;
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(priv);
 	}
 
@@ -794,7 +793,6 @@ static int ov9640_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct ov9640_priv *priv = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(priv);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/rj54n1cb0c.c b/drivers/media/video/rj54n1cb0c.c
index bbd9c11e2c5a721436230f6656f83806058ade54..2c3b58c99e1884fb8db7bc7546eb758b5aaea094 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/rj54n1cb0c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/rj54n1cb0c.c
@@ -1444,7 +1444,6 @@ static int rj54n1_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ret = rj54n1_video_probe(icd, client, rj54n1_priv);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		icd->ops = NULL;
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(rj54n1);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -1461,7 +1460,6 @@ static int rj54n1_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	icd->ops = NULL;
 	if (icl->free_bus)
 		icl->free_bus(icl);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	client->driver = NULL;
 	kfree(rj54n1);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tcm825x.c b/drivers/media/video/tcm825x.c
index b90e9da3167dde4e38df0037832375e9aaa48e3f..54681a5358222df6a722451e92d9fd9e627d22f8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tcm825x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tcm825x.c
@@ -850,7 +850,6 @@ static int tcm825x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			 const struct i2c_device_id *did)
 {
 	struct tcm825x_sensor *sensor = &tcm825x;
-	int rval;
 
 	if (i2c_get_clientdata(client))
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -871,11 +870,7 @@ static int tcm825x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	sensor->pix.height = tcm825x_sizes[QVGA].height;
 	sensor->pix.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565;
 
-	rval = v4l2_int_device_register(sensor->v4l2_int_device);
-	if (rval)
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
-
-	return rval;
+	return v4l2_int_device_register(sensor->v4l2_int_device);
 }
 
 static int tcm825x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
@@ -886,7 +881,6 @@ static int tcm825x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 		return -ENODEV;	/* our client isn't attached */
 
 	v4l2_int_device_unregister(sensor->v4l2_int_device);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tw9910.c b/drivers/media/video/tw9910.c
index 76be733eabfd4d3f7b4bc474219a6f0a9c8fb5ea..6eb3395def077754f30e7be7cdb5c1a60ea57b4c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tw9910.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tw9910.c
@@ -977,7 +977,6 @@ static int tw9910_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ret = tw9910_video_probe(icd, client);
 	if (ret) {
 		icd->ops = NULL;
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(priv);
 	}
 
@@ -990,7 +989,6 @@ static int tw9910_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct soc_camera_device *icd = client->dev.platform_data;
 
 	icd->ops = NULL;
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(priv);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/88pm860x-i2c.c b/drivers/mfd/88pm860x-i2c.c
index c933b64d1283645071301eb4571b45e7ede1909a..bc02e6b21608be1ee4a0fcf4e52e3e6e7f383982 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/88pm860x-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/88pm860x-i2c.c
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@ static int __devexit pm860x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	pm860x_device_exit(chip);
 	i2c_unregister_device(chip->companion);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(chip->client, NULL);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ab3100-core.c b/drivers/mfd/ab3100-core.c
index 53ebfee548fa3bfbc5311d34c98bfc5b166290b7..66379b413906a3ed5147370040ed7ccffd0b5068 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/ab3100-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/ab3100-core.c
@@ -957,7 +957,6 @@ static int __init ab3100_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_unregister_device(ab3100->testreg_client);
  exit_no_testreg_client:
  exit_no_detect:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(ab3100);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -979,7 +978,6 @@ static int __exit ab3100_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	 * their notifiers so deactivate IRQ
 	 */
 	free_irq(client->irq, ab3100);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(ab3100);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ab3550-core.c b/drivers/mfd/ab3550-core.c
index 1060f8e1c40a1cd0c280b2dbfcb3759fd932241e..f54ab62e7bc6b50a11558b470637889d8a5c6533 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/ab3550-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/ab3550-core.c
@@ -1362,7 +1362,6 @@ static int __exit ab3550_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	 * their notifiers so deactivate IRQ
 	 */
 	free_irq(client->irq, ab);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(ab);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/adp5520.c b/drivers/mfd/adp5520.c
index 005532865654b0bbfa036bc873a37858220ffac1..3122139b430022d819b532ba90d4d7dbccf69c96 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/adp5520.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/adp5520.c
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ static int __devinit adp5520_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
 
 out_free_chip:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -317,7 +316,6 @@ static int __devexit adp5520_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	adp5520_remove_subdevs(chip);
 	adp5520_write(chip->dev, ADP5520_MODE_STATUS, 0);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/da903x.c b/drivers/mfd/da903x.c
index 3ad915d0589c0626234ffdbc357afbbe2ff37af3..c07aece900fbb93b9ec08b2aa99ee85e144093fe 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/da903x.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/da903x.c
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ static int __devinit da903x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 out_free_irq:
 	free_irq(client->irq, chip);
 out_free_chip:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -544,7 +543,6 @@ static int __devexit da903x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct da903x_chip *chip = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
 	da903x_remove_subdevs(chip);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max8925-i2c.c b/drivers/mfd/max8925-i2c.c
index e73f3f5252a89cf138dac35254263ed58630f72c..0219115e00c73f84c925045afceb96d65ea83ea3 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/max8925-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/max8925-i2c.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ static int __devexit max8925_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	max8925_device_exit(chip);
 	i2c_unregister_device(chip->adc);
 	i2c_unregister_device(chip->rtc);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(chip->i2c, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c b/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
index 721948be12c77a7ad622e3559abc2f3953c1365a..a3fb4bcb98897718400da09d23dfd95116b99f58 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
@@ -1228,7 +1228,6 @@ static int menelaus_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	free_irq(client->irq, menelaus);
 	flush_scheduled_work();
 fail1:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(menelaus);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1238,7 +1237,6 @@ static int __exit menelaus_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct menelaus_chip	*menelaus = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
 	free_irq(client->irq, menelaus);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(menelaus);
 	the_menelaus = NULL;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/pcf50633-core.c b/drivers/mfd/pcf50633-core.c
index 704736e6e9b9b2efea2c66f4cf3a6ee36183eaa4..23e58552728596d7be431583e27602792b7e65d3 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/pcf50633-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/pcf50633-core.c
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ static int __devinit pcf50633_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	return 0;
 
 err_free:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(pcf);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -357,7 +356,6 @@ static int __devexit pcf50633_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	for (i = 0; i < PCF50633_NUM_REGULATORS; i++)
 		platform_device_unregister(pcf->regulator_pdev[i]);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(pcf);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/tc35892.c b/drivers/mfd/tc35892.c
index 715f095dd7a6119b580e6eed2a6b425347ed88d4..e619e2a55997ebd0ed1ab6f27969da4497a78de9 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/tc35892.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/tc35892.c
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ static int __devinit tc35892_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 out_removeirq:
 	tc35892_irq_remove(tc35892);
 out_free:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, NULL);
 	kfree(tc35892);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -310,7 +309,6 @@ static int __devexit tc35892_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	free_irq(tc35892->i2c->irq, tc35892);
 	tc35892_irq_remove(tc35892);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(tc35892);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/tps65010.c b/drivers/mfd/tps65010.c
index 9b22a77f70f5dac90aec0395d176d9ad06d4a71f..d0016b67d125ce40b8d9a810f1abb7ade2678756 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/tps65010.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/tps65010.c
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ static int __exit tps65010_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	cancel_delayed_work(&tps->work);
 	flush_scheduled_work();
 	debugfs_remove(tps->file);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(tps);
 	the_tps = NULL;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8350-i2c.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8350-i2c.c
index 7795af4b1fe15f7ee4690bd1a16eb17188ac492f..5fe5de166adb39bdafb2e7714ce046f58b6ccb3b 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8350-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8350-i2c.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static int wm8350_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	return ret;
 
 err:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, NULL);
 	kfree(wm8350);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ static int wm8350_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 	struct wm8350 *wm8350 = i2c_get_clientdata(i2c);
 
 	wm8350_device_exit(wm8350);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, NULL);
 	kfree(wm8350);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8400-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8400-core.c
index e08aafa663dc4a1460bd901fd369fe9ec11a12b9..1bfef4846b07b0d98138c87509872937b2c29e6f 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8400-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8400-core.c
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ static int wm8400_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	return 0;
 
 struct_err:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, NULL);
 	kfree(wm8400);
 err:
 	return ret;
@@ -426,7 +425,6 @@ static int wm8400_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 	struct wm8400 *wm8400 = i2c_get_clientdata(i2c);
 
 	wm8400_release(wm8400);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, NULL);
 	kfree(wm8400);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
index f7ca3a42b49089fcf48c6927260057d908641762..559b0b3c16c379584be01a08db209e2437549a04 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ static int __devexit at24_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	kfree(at24->writebuf);
 	kfree(at24);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/pismo.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/pismo.c
index eb476b7f8d113cdadd87f558994a1fe95061cf49..f4ce273e93fd5e5888adbc73c9e684bd5568849c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/pismo.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/pismo.c
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ static int __devexit pismo_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	/* FIXME: set_vpp needs saner arguments */
 	pismo_setvpp_remove_fix(pismo);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(pismo);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -286,7 +285,6 @@ static int __devinit pismo_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	return 0;
 
  exit_free:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(pismo);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/power/max17040_battery.c b/drivers/power/max17040_battery.c
index f3e22c9fe20a538581a70fc0d0134bf78a5a1b33..2f2f9a6f54fad6d75dc692fbee4d128b7ba642a4 100644
--- a/drivers/power/max17040_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/max17040_battery.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ static int __devinit max17040_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ret = power_supply_register(&client->dev, &chip->battery);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "failed: power supply register\n");
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(chip);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -245,7 +244,6 @@ static int __devexit max17040_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	power_supply_unregister(&chip->battery);
 	cancel_delayed_work(&chip->work);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/lp3971.c b/drivers/regulator/lp3971.c
index 671a7d1f1f0e33e5f9f0fd4e016b742a870da3a4..8ae3732eb24bcd28e414049b583d3644fa8ffd17 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/lp3971.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/lp3971.c
@@ -519,8 +519,6 @@ static int __devexit lp3971_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 	struct lp3971 *lp3971 = i2c_get_clientdata(i2c);
 	int i;
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, NULL);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < lp3971->num_regulators; i++)
 		regulator_unregister(lp3971->rdev[i]);
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max1586.c b/drivers/regulator/max1586.c
index b3c1afc16889434f47c9fd74e387da39bb255737..2b54d9d75f11e2893ead65a3624199fa13fb9b24 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max1586.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max1586.c
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ static int __devexit max1586_pmic_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	for (i = 0; i <= MAX1586_V6; i++)
 		if (rdev[i])
 			regulator_unregister(rdev[i]);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(rdev);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8649.c b/drivers/regulator/max8649.c
index bfc4c5ffdc966f3ab03081259faf52adce239906..4520ace3f7e707f82ccbf0fb068df921dfc6c2df 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8649.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8649.c
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ static int __devinit max8649_regulator_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	dev_info(info->dev, "Max8649 regulator device is detected.\n");
 	return 0;
 out:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(info);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -369,7 +368,6 @@ static int __devexit max8649_regulator_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (info) {
 		if (info->regulator)
 			regulator_unregister(info->regulator);
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(info);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8660.c b/drivers/regulator/max8660.c
index 3790b21879ff2f8d2c5b8000fe216f1f0770a436..d97220efae5ab4f1fde54cd909c724a3f5bf3523 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8660.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8660.c
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ static int __devexit max8660_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX8660_V_END; i++)
 		if (rdev[i])
 			regulator_unregister(rdev[i]);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(rdev);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/tps65023-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/tps65023-regulator.c
index 8e2f2098b00562fd2e9608494569f28f9b85a83f..f50afc9f287a80f04513bcf670839fcf84ebc23b 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/tps65023-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/tps65023-regulator.c
@@ -538,9 +538,6 @@ static int __devexit tps_65023_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct tps_pmic *tps = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int i;
 
-	/* clear the client data in i2c */
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < TPS65023_NUM_REGULATOR; i++)
 		regulator_unregister(tps->rdev[i]);
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1374.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1374.c
index 61945734ad003c379fde6424c708942b1afbbf8a..1f0007fd44314c5b65ffc39fde6df81cc568d492 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1374.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1374.c
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ static int ds1374_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		free_irq(client->irq, client);
 
 out_free:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(ds1374);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -422,7 +421,6 @@ static int __devexit ds1374_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	}
 
 	rtc_device_unregister(ds1374->rtc);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(ds1374);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c
index b65c82f792d9cd6f86614304db1f4c9d99077c6b..789f62f9b47d4b288ba8dffe30adeaf123c1fc84 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c
@@ -632,7 +632,6 @@ static int __devinit rx8025_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	rtc_device_unregister(rx8025->rtc);
 
 errout_free:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(rx8025);
 
 errout:
@@ -656,7 +655,6 @@ static int __devexit rx8025_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	rx8025_sysfs_unregister(&client->dev);
 	rtc_device_unregister(rx8025->rtc);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(rx8025);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s35390a.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s35390a.c
index def4d396d0b096cef968a5572f2b5122d92eeb33..f789e002c9b013664a2588ea342b25a52acf8a1c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s35390a.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s35390a.c
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ static int s35390a_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		if (s35390a->client[i])
 			i2c_unregister_device(s35390a->client[i]);
 	kfree(s35390a);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 exit:
 	return err;
@@ -292,7 +291,6 @@ static int s35390a_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	rtc_device_unregister(s35390a->rtc);
 	kfree(s35390a);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dream/synaptics_i2c_rmi.c b/drivers/staging/dream/synaptics_i2c_rmi.c
index 1f020dad6234b475ea4edc76dd48d7e02278b341..3320359408a966b15d11809ddf9760b00e2a782a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dream/synaptics_i2c_rmi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dream/synaptics_i2c_rmi.c
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ static int __devinit synaptics_ts_probe(
 err_input_dev_alloc_failed:
 err_detect_failed:
 err_power_failed:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(ts);
 err_alloc_data_failed:
 err_check_functionality_failed:
@@ -537,7 +536,6 @@ static int synaptics_ts_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	else
 		hrtimer_cancel(&ts->timer);
 	input_unregister_device(ts->input_dev);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(ts);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-saa7113.c b/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-saa7113.c
index bd925457f8b710ec8b44a86b7a32dddc22d0abfd..72f5c1f56d195f9c777ba09106b829f1814b9de0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-saa7113.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-saa7113.c
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ static int wis_saa7113_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (write_regs(client, initial_registers) < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 			"wis-saa7113: error initializing SAA7113\n");
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(dec);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -301,7 +300,6 @@ static int wis_saa7113_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct wis_saa7113 *dec = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(dec);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-saa7115.c b/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-saa7115.c
index b2eb804c1954ceedd9fe7986e319c9425551babf..cd950b61cf70ee1c4d1d883f2949c5677c085368 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-saa7115.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-saa7115.c
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ static int wis_saa7115_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (write_regs(client, initial_registers) < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 			"wis-saa7115: error initializing SAA7115\n");
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(dec);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -434,7 +433,6 @@ static int wis_saa7115_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct wis_saa7115 *dec = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(dec);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-sony-tuner.c b/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-sony-tuner.c
index b1013291190f162f6668af96c8593c81b57cb7e9..981c9b311b8b9643befcd08440b1e598354cc5eb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-sony-tuner.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-sony-tuner.c
@@ -684,7 +684,6 @@ static int wis_sony_tuner_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct wis_sony_tuner *t = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(t);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-tw2804.c b/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-tw2804.c
index 315268d130dd61311873a36bd3ae373ed75f3539..ee28a99dc3883620135726feba6034f54632c9ea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-tw2804.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-tw2804.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ static int wis_tw2804_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct wis_tw2804 *dec = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(dec);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-tw9903.c b/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-tw9903.c
index 2afea09091b97e020fff05d4438b1b93156e64a7..80d47269b1c01f4054faeb8f2f4514f242e0dc29 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-tw9903.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/wis-tw9903.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ static int wis_tw9903_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	if (write_regs(client, initial_registers) < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "wis-tw9903: error initializing TW9903\n");
-		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 		kfree(dec);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -306,7 +305,6 @@ static int wis_tw9903_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct wis_tw9903 *dec = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(dec);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c
index 20e267448d1fdffe25eedf5ef35c1b10c2746413..905f8560d31f94d0a4651d54ab8b8191ca69d1f4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,6 @@ static int __devinit max1363_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!IS_ERR(st->reg))
 		regulator_put(st->reg);
 error_free_st:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(st);
 
 error_ret:
@@ -1030,7 +1029,6 @@ static int max1363_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 		regulator_disable(st->reg);
 		regulator_put(st->reg);
 	}
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(st);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2563.c b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2563.c
index 43aaacff4e744bc6a1d18f182f5ac640ac2eabef..e4b0a5ef1c1f4913d39870c9ef363917ca552e83 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2563.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2563.c
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ static int __devinit tsl2563_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 fail2:
 	iio_device_unregister(chip->indio_dev);
 fail1:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -705,7 +704,6 @@ static int tsl2563_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	iio_device_unregister(chip->indio_dev);
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c
index 921ca37398f39b63943f3484192140dc355087d6..3ec24609151e8ec322c48afcebae8dc9ce578b5d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c
@@ -756,7 +756,6 @@ static int __devinit adp8860_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 out1:
 	backlight_device_unregister(bl);
 out2:
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -776,7 +775,6 @@ static int __devexit adp8860_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 			&adp8860_bl_attr_group);
 
 	backlight_device_unregister(data->bl);
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(data);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c
index e03e60bbfd855f01301ab14d71b1fc9d94453bcc..2a04b382ec4834a03270db15701136f5f01694cf 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_bl.c
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ static int __devinit tosa_bl_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 err_reg:
 	data->bl = NULL;
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 err_gpio_dir:
 	gpio_free(TOSA_GPIO_BL_C20MA);
 err_gpio_bl:
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ static int __devexit tosa_bl_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	backlight_device_unregister(data->bl);
 	data->bl = NULL;
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	gpio_free(TOSA_GPIO_BL_C20MA);