diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
index 81b80af55872..daa3dfc2bda8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
@@ -2087,7 +2087,6 @@ static int omap_nand_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 							mtd);
 	omap3_free_bch(&info->mtd);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	if (info->dma)
 		dma_release_channel(info->dma);