diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethernet/dpaa2-eth.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethernet/dpaa2-eth.c
index 6331e8debd33..439b260a58bf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethernet/dpaa2-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-dpaa2/ethernet/dpaa2-eth.c
@@ -2676,7 +2676,6 @@ static int dpaa2_eth_remove(struct fsl_mc_device *ls_dev)
 
 	fsl_mc_portal_free(priv->mc_io);
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	free_netdev(net_dev);
 
 	dev_dbg(net_dev->dev.parent, "Removed interface %s\n", net_dev->name);