diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
index b940c237490464cab5927d5fab5a1a89944c718b..3b5b4fa9a6e9a2f13fce5f0938c5517f32e3f886 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
@@ -381,8 +381,6 @@ static int rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (rtc)
 		rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	free_irq(aie_irq, pdev);
 	free_irq(pie_irq, pdev);
 	if (rtc1_base)