diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/pmic8xxx-keypad.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/pmic8xxx-keypad.c
index 74339e139d43..2c9f19ac35ea 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/pmic8xxx-keypad.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/pmic8xxx-keypad.c
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ err_gpio_config:
 err_get_irq:
 	input_free_device(kp->input);
 err_alloc_device:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	kfree(kp);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -722,7 +721,6 @@ static int pmic8xxx_kp_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	input_unregister_device(kp->input);
 	kfree(kp);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }