diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
index 769d29ed106dbb1336745510b7fa2ff60f387bf7..4a40a186c8c84d1aca98f860a188608f7d08c25d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,6 @@ static int flexcan_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *mem;
 
 	unregister_flexcandev(dev);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	iounmap(priv->base);
 
 	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);