diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/ixp4xx.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/ixp4xx.c
index 52b3410a105c943d47ce3b9ea873781948d028a4..09c542b3a7f03a8d83bfea0dc6b764e07847acb4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/ixp4xx.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/ixp4xx.c
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ static int ixp4xx_flash_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	struct flash_platform_data *plat = dev->dev.platform_data;
 	struct ixp4xx_flash_info *info = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
-
 	if(!info)
 		return 0;