diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
index 61118708fe98..d9980ad00b4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
@@ -8413,7 +8413,6 @@ bnx2_init_board(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct net_device *dev)
 
 err_out_disable:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 err_out:
 	return rc;
@@ -8546,7 +8545,6 @@ bnx2_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	pci_iounmap(pdev, bp->regview);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 err_free:
 	free_netdev(dev);
 	return rc;
@@ -8578,7 +8576,6 @@ bnx2_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 }
 
 static int