diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c
index 0e1c22e5217f..092bb68b7742 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c
@@ -995,14 +995,12 @@ static int spear_smi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = spear_smi_setup_banks(pdev, i, pdata->np[i]);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev, "bank setup failed\n");
-			goto err_bank_setup;
+			goto err_irq;
 		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_bank_setup:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 err_irq:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(dev->clk);
 err:
@@ -1040,7 +1038,6 @@ static int spear_smi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(dev->clk);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }