diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/txx9ndfmc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/txx9ndfmc.c
index 7ed654c68b08..0488dd5ea2f7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/txx9ndfmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/txx9ndfmc.c
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ static int __exit txx9ndfmc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	struct txx9ndfmc_drvdata *drvdata = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int i;
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	if (!drvdata)
 		return 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_TXX9NDFMC_DEV; i++) {