diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c
index b90d31145ac1..c67e683a36e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c
@@ -3250,8 +3250,6 @@ static int hme_sbus_remove(struct platform_device *op)
 
 	free_netdev(net_dev);
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(&op->dev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }