diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c
index afa8e3af2c4d..4fb756d219f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c
@@ -1746,7 +1746,6 @@ rio_remove1 (struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		pci_release_regions (pdev);
 		pci_disable_device (pdev);
 	}
-	pci_set_drvdata (pdev, NULL);
 }
 
 static struct pci_driver rio_driver = {