diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
index 25da20e7e1f34ab2c0b1fd3e38a82d1faece0f9e..af721831dcbc902af12cf872857b8a4134d6b086 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ int rt2x00pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct rt2x00_ops *ops)
 exit_disable_device:
 	pci_disable_device(pci_dev);
 
-	pci_set_drvdata(pci_dev, NULL);
-
 	return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00pci_probe);
@@ -177,7 +175,6 @@ void rt2x00pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 	/*
 	 * Free the PCI device data.
 	 */
-	pci_set_drvdata(pci_dev, NULL);
 	pci_disable_device(pci_dev);
 	pci_release_regions(pci_dev);
 }