diff --git a/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c b/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
index db52f4414def1..556656661d6b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
@@ -1393,8 +1393,6 @@ static int at91_can_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	iounmap(priv->reg_base);
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);