diff --git a/drivers/nfc/microread/mei.c b/drivers/nfc/microread/mei.c
index 51d44fb18be96214fe4f5d0b916880915df1ff57..cdf1bc53b257f6ae34e3f2148de97b47f53521b7 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/microread/mei.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/microread/mei.c
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ static int microread_mei_remove(struct mei_cl_device *device)
 
 	microread_remove(phy->hdev);
 
-	nfc_mei_phy_disable(phy);
-
 	nfc_mei_phy_free(phy);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn544/mei.c b/drivers/nfc/pn544/mei.c
index 50cef3a574b51f0fb299e7436a5b4f8910ed0e79..b5d3d18179eb1da92d35700a8f06fd91ad6a7666 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn544/mei.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn544/mei.c
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ static int pn544_mei_remove(struct mei_cl_device *device)
 
 	pn544_hci_remove(phy->hdev);
 
-	nfc_mei_phy_disable(phy);
-
 	nfc_mei_phy_free(phy);
 
 	return 0;