diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
index a3707fd4ef62..b953ad621e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
@@ -6093,7 +6093,6 @@ err_iounmap:
 	if (priv->sram != NULL)
 		pci_iounmap(pdev, priv->sram);
 
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
 
 err_free_reg:
@@ -6147,7 +6146,6 @@ static void mwl8k_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 unmap:
 	pci_iounmap(pdev, priv->regs);
 	pci_iounmap(pdev, priv->sram);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);