diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bq4802.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bq4802.c
index af2886784a7b102b348154b13e730ecf08ab2ae9..b919168465f245c4dac5b5a5ebef18c405ccb28b 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bq4802.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bq4802.c
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ static int bq4802_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int bq4802_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }