diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1305.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1305.c
index 80f323731ee2cdac987c963692d49be61841bbb1..2dd586a19b594a73e9c6f7485d1e5da9203a4467 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1305.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1305.c
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@ static int ds1305_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 		cancel_work_sync(&ds1305->work);
 	}
 
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }