diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/ab8500-ponkey.c b/drivers/input/misc/ab8500-ponkey.c
index 2f090b46e716..f2fbdd88ed20 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/ab8500-ponkey.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/ab8500-ponkey.c
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ static int ab8500_ponkey_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	input_unregister_device(ponkey->idev);
 	kfree(ponkey);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }