diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/natsemi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/natsemi.c
index 7a5e295588b0..64ec2a437f46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/natsemi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/natsemi.c
@@ -970,7 +970,6 @@ static int natsemi_probe1(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
  err_ioremap:
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
  err_pci_request_regions:
 	free_netdev(dev);
@@ -3220,7 +3219,6 @@ static void natsemi_remove1(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	pci_release_regions (pdev);
 	iounmap(ioaddr);
 	free_netdev (dev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM