diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
index f28460ce24a7134a371dd148887cc5466e934f8b..388540fcb9773dab8973094bb4ec76f74fe4f73d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/niu.c
@@ -9875,7 +9875,6 @@ static int niu_pci_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 err_out_disable_pdev:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -9900,7 +9899,6 @@ static void niu_pci_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		free_netdev(dev);
 		pci_release_regions(pdev);
 		pci_disable_device(pdev);
-		pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	}
 }