diff --git a/drivers/staging/rts5208/rtsx.c b/drivers/staging/rts5208/rtsx.c
index 5dfcdfb28307..d23f85344722 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rts5208/rtsx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rts5208/rtsx.c
@@ -1009,8 +1009,6 @@ static void rtsx_remove(struct pci_dev *pci)
 
 	quiesce_and_remove_host(dev);
 	release_everything(dev);
-
-	pci_set_drvdata(pci, NULL);
 }
 
 /* PCI IDs */