diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c
index a235bd9fd980..b5655b79bd3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c
@@ -2806,8 +2806,6 @@ static void gem_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		iounmap(gp->regs);
 		pci_release_regions(pdev);
 		free_netdev(dev);
-
-		pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	}
 }