diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
index 0bb2f4af99520..e9c8dbe4c88f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/sun4i-emac.c
@@ -898,8 +898,6 @@ static int emac_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
 	free_netdev(ndev);