diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/omap4-keypad.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/omap4-keypad.c
index e25b022692cd..d715c0d10bf2 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/omap4-keypad.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/omap4-keypad.c
@@ -425,8 +425,6 @@ static int omap4_keypad_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	kfree(keypad_data->keymap);
 	kfree(keypad_data);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }