diff --git a/sound/drivers/ml403-ac97cr.c b/sound/drivers/ml403-ac97cr.c
index 8125a7e95ee4..95ea4a153ea4 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/ml403-ac97cr.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/ml403-ac97cr.c
@@ -1325,7 +1325,6 @@ static int snd_ml403_ac97cr_probe(struct platform_device *pfdev)
 static int snd_ml403_ac97cr_remove(struct platform_device *pfdev)
 {
 	snd_card_free(platform_get_drvdata(pfdev));
-	platform_set_drvdata(pfdev, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }