diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/lpc32xx_adc.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/lpc32xx_adc.c
index 2f2f7fdd0691..9a4bb0999b51 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/lpc32xx_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/lpc32xx_adc.c
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ static int lpc32xx_adc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	iio_device_unregister(iodev);
 	free_irq(irq, info);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	clk_put(info->clk);
 	iounmap(info->adc_base);
 	iio_device_free(iodev);