diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl030.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl030.c
index 22bacdbf9139d..a804f758ac6dd 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl030.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl030.c
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ static int pl030_remove(struct amba_device *dev)
 {
 	struct pl030_rtc *rtc = amba_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	amba_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
-
 	writel(0, rtc->base + RTC_CR);
 
 	free_irq(dev->irq[0], rtc);
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
index e3b25712b6591..99181fff88fd6 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ static int pl031_remove(struct amba_device *adev)
 {
 	struct pl031_local *ldata = dev_get_drvdata(&adev->dev);
 
-	amba_set_drvdata(adev, NULL);
 	free_irq(adev->irq[0], ldata);
 	rtc_device_unregister(ldata->rtc);
 	iounmap(ldata->base);
@@ -391,7 +390,6 @@ static int pl031_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 	rtc_device_unregister(ldata->rtc);
 out_no_rtc:
 	iounmap(ldata->base);
-	amba_set_drvdata(adev, NULL);
 out_no_remap:
 	kfree(ldata);
 out: