diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio_cif.c b/drivers/uio/uio_cif.c
index 22cdf385ab33..30f533ce3758 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio_cif.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio_cif.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ static void hilscher_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	uio_unregister_device(info);
 	pci_release_regions(dev);
 	pci_disable_device(dev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	iounmap(info->mem[0].internal_addr);
 
 	kfree (info);