diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945-mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945-mac.c
index 9581d07a4242bbdabef6174e60560d42aa4e6b09..dea3b50d68b9c5bcfc1c95794262992bc59d917d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945-mac.c
@@ -3811,7 +3811,6 @@ il3945_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 out_pci_release_regions:
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 out_pci_disable_device:
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 out_ieee80211_free_hw:
 	ieee80211_free_hw(il->hw);
@@ -3888,7 +3887,6 @@ il3945_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	iounmap(il->hw_base);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	il_free_channel_map(il);
 	il_free_geos(il);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c
index 5ab50a5b48b1511708bd67783ccb7518a9a81eb1..3982ab76f3755fdbda4f0cab89aa6cca537a8f43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c
@@ -6706,7 +6706,6 @@ il4965_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 out_iounmap:
 	iounmap(il->hw_base);
 out_pci_release_regions:
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 out_pci_disable_device:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
@@ -6787,7 +6786,6 @@ il4965_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	iounmap(il->hw_base);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	il4965_uninit_drv(il);