diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ad7879-spi.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ad7879-spi.c
index 606da5bd61150..1a7b1143536e1 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ad7879-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ad7879-spi.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ static int ad7879_spi_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 	struct ad7879 *ts = spi_get_drvdata(spi);
 
 	ad7879_remove(ts);
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }