diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_mlc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_mlc.c
index fd1df5e13ae4..74a469b83c0d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_mlc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_mlc.c
@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ err_exit3:
 err_exit2:
 	clk_disable(host->clk);
 	clk_put(host->clk);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 err_exit1:
 	lpc32xx_wp_enable(host);
 	gpio_free(host->ncfg->wp_gpio);
@@ -851,7 +850,6 @@ static int lpc32xx_nand_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk_disable(host->clk);
 	clk_put(host->clk);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	lpc32xx_wp_enable(host);
 	gpio_free(host->ncfg->wp_gpio);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_slc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_slc.c
index be94ed5abefb..a66f33f25974 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_slc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/lpc32xx_slc.c
@@ -936,7 +936,6 @@ err_exit3:
 err_exit2:
 	clk_disable(host->clk);
 	clk_put(host->clk);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 err_exit1:
 	lpc32xx_wp_enable(host);
 	gpio_free(host->ncfg->wp_gpio);
@@ -963,7 +962,6 @@ static int lpc32xx_nand_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk_disable(host->clk);
 	clk_put(host->clk);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	lpc32xx_wp_enable(host);
 	gpio_free(host->ncfg->wp_gpio);