diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c
index d0f5c05fbc19..132670a612a0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c
@@ -480,8 +480,6 @@ static int sdhci_pxav3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_add_host;
 	}
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, host);
-
 	if (host->mmc->pm_caps & MMC_PM_WAKE_SDIO_IRQ)
 		device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);