diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c b/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c
index 8add64b1cb0940f69d783083588d65994c5c0e5c..5c857618d9058d5fec0d8b55a6573802231bcf6d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c
@@ -933,7 +933,6 @@ static void smtcfb_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct smtcfb_info *sfb;
 
 	sfb = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	smtc_unmap_smem(sfb);
 	smtc_unmap_mmio(sfb);
 	unregister_framebuffer(&sfb->fb);