diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-platform.c b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-platform.c
index fe4b154a0a575..bd4206e8f9afc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-platform.c
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ static int vsc73xx_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	vsc73xx_remove(&vsc_platform->vsc);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-spi.c b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-spi.c
index 97a92e6da60d8..85b9a0f51dd89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-spi.c
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ static void vsc73xx_spi_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return;
 
 	vsc73xx_remove(&vsc_spi->vsc);
-
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi, NULL);
 }
 
 static void vsc73xx_spi_shutdown(struct spi_device *spi)