diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/q40kbd.c b/drivers/input/serio/q40kbd.c
index 436a3433f8e5..7a65a1bc5226 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/q40kbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/q40kbd.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ static int q40kbd_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	free_irq(Q40_IRQ_KEYBOARD, q40kbd);
 	kfree(q40kbd);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }