diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c
index 99043b74bf2b..0dbf46f08ed5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunhme.c
@@ -3170,8 +3170,6 @@ static void happy_meal_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	pci_release_regions(hp->happy_dev);
 
 	free_netdev(net_dev);
-
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 }
 
 static DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE(happymeal_pci_ids) = {