diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c
index 1eb0632db482..b12b1fd1cb6e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c
@@ -417,15 +417,12 @@ static __devinit int tegra_wm8903_driver_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "snd_soc_register_card failed (%d)\n",
 			ret);
-		goto err_clear_drvdata;
+		goto err_fini_utils;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_clear_drvdata:
-	snd_soc_card_set_drvdata(card, NULL);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-	card->dev = NULL;
+err_fini_utils:
 	tegra_asoc_utils_fini(&machine->util_data);
 err_free_machine:
 	kfree(machine);
@@ -440,10 +437,6 @@ static int __devexit tegra_wm8903_driver_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	snd_soc_unregister_card(card);
 
-	snd_soc_card_set_drvdata(card, NULL);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-	card->dev = NULL;
-
 	tegra_asoc_utils_fini(&machine->util_data);
 
 	if (machine->gpio_requested & GPIO_EXT_MIC_EN)