diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-lp8788.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-lp8788.c
index 9853ac15b296..76a82dc9e502 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-lp8788.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-lp8788.c
@@ -314,8 +314,6 @@ static int lp8788_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int lp8788_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }