diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index ecaf21315244b1659f2bccbb2afafabc0afafacb..f1faf4691f914f28c4742e9bdfc1a6ae18305a9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -2501,7 +2501,6 @@ static int ath10k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 err_device:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 err_ar:
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	ath10k_core_destroy(ar);
 err_ar_pci:
 	/* call HIF PCI free here */
@@ -2529,7 +2528,6 @@ static void ath10k_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	ath10k_core_unregister(ar);
 
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	pci_iounmap(pdev, ar_pci->mem);
 	pci_release_region(pdev, BAR_NUM);
 	pci_clear_master(pdev);