diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc13xxx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc13xxx.c
index 7a8ed27a5f2e1482c95aafab39e2ca7c1544f8eb..77ea9896b5bab48ab7c8873cabddde95eb0cb901 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc13xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc13xxx.c
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ static int __init mc13xxx_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 err_reset_irq_request:
 
 		mc13xxx_unlock(mc13xxx);
-
-		platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -389,8 +387,6 @@ static int __exit mc13xxx_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mc13xxx_unlock(priv->mc13xxx);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }