diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c
index 0f03106f7516ab8a6d1198b1f4b4dd31b06e09cc..2d4535dc2676062a8edf85e4132cea26874f6890 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c
@@ -90,10 +90,8 @@ static int twl4030_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	twl4030_wdt_stop(wdt);
 
 	ret = watchdog_register_device(wdt);
-	if (ret) {
-		platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ static int twl4030_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct watchdog_device *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	watchdog_unregister_device(wdt);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }