diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-au1xxx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-au1xxx.c
index 7995abc391fc..7c6e7bb4cf00 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-au1xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-au1xxx.c
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ static int au1xtoy_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int au1xtoy_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }