diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
index 6ec3a93803fa..8139f266d72e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ void rtl8180_proc_remove_one(struct net_device *dev)
 		remove_proc_entry("stats-tx", priv->dir_dev);
 		remove_proc_entry("stats-rx", priv->dir_dev);
 		remove_proc_entry("registers", priv->dir_dev);
-		remove_proc_entry(dev->name, rtl8180_proc);
 		priv->dir_dev = NULL;
 	}
 }