diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
index 813c9af0ebd6e4a683a51f3ba7e5f39d4da14d77..3aba49259ef1886d09157559977cb7f72ac1d944 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
@@ -6362,7 +6362,6 @@ static int ipw2100_pci_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 				   &ipw2100_attribute_group);
 
 		free_libipw(dev, 0);
-		pci_set_drvdata(pci_dev, NULL);
 	}
 
 	pci_iounmap(pci_dev, ioaddr);