diff --git a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
index ed1d2b7f923b..628787ed999c 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ static void nicstar_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pcidev)
 		if (card->scd2vc[j] != NULL)
 			free_scq(card, card->scd2vc[j]->scq, card->scd2vc[j]->tx_vcc);
 	}
-	idr_remove_all(&card->idr);
 	idr_destroy(&card->idr);
 	pci_free_consistent(card->pcidev, NS_RSQSIZE + NS_RSQ_ALIGNMENT,
 			    card->rsq.org, card->rsq.dma);