diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/generic.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/generic.c
index 8152a3160b12..7813095264a5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/generic.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/generic.c
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ static int __devexit generic_onenand_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	if (info) {
-		mtd_device_unregister(&info->mtd);
 		onenand_release(&info->mtd);
 		release_mem_region(res->start, size);
 		iounmap(info->onenand.base);