diff --git a/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c b/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
index ff228713425e..def041204676 100644
--- a/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
+++ b/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,6 @@ static void nvidiafb_remove(struct pci_dev *pd)
 	pci_release_regions(pd);
 	kfree(info->pixmap.addr);
 	framebuffer_release(info);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pd, NULL);
 	NVTRACE_LEAVE();
 }