diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
index b02b679abf31..02c4cc1f39b2 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
@@ -282,8 +282,6 @@ static int gpio_led_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_leds; i++)
 		delete_gpio_led(&priv->leds[i]);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }