diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio_sercos3.c b/drivers/uio/uio_sercos3.c
index 541983217085..9cfdfcafa262 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio_sercos3.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio_sercos3.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ static void sercos3_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	uio_unregister_device(info);
 	pci_release_regions(dev);
 	pci_disable_device(dev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
 		if (info->mem[i].internal_addr)
 			iounmap(info->mem[i].internal_addr);