diff --git a/drivers/video/carminefb.c b/drivers/video/carminefb.c
index 153dd65b0ae8..b98f709abf52 100644
--- a/drivers/video/carminefb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/carminefb.c
@@ -746,7 +746,6 @@ static void carminefb_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	iounmap(hw->v_regs);
 	release_mem_region(fix.mmio_start, fix.mmio_len);
 
-	pci_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	pci_disable_device(dev);
 	kfree(hw);
 }