diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-88pm860x.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-88pm860x.c
index 0f2b91bfee37..4e30c85728e5 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-88pm860x.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-88pm860x.c
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ static int pm860x_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm860x_set_bits(info->i2c, PM8607_MEAS_EN2, MEAS2_VRTC, 0);
 #endif	/* VRTC_CALIBRATION */
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }