diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c
index c58f49d558d24..3e54fac5f9027 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-mdio.c
@@ -245,8 +245,6 @@ static void realtek_mdio_remove(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	/* leave the device reset asserted */
 	if (priv->reset)
 		gpiod_set_value(priv->reset, 1);
-
-	dev_set_drvdata(&mdiodev->dev, NULL);
 }
 
 static void realtek_mdio_shutdown(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi.c
index 45992f79ec8d4..1b447d96b9c46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/realtek-smi.c
@@ -522,8 +522,6 @@ static int realtek_smi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (priv->reset)
 		gpiod_set_value(priv->reset, 1);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }