diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adcxx.c b/drivers/hwmon/adcxx.c
index 751b1f0264a4..04c08c2f79b8 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adcxx.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adcxx.c
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ out_err:
 	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
 		device_remove_file(&spi->dev, &ad_input[i].dev_attr);
 
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi, NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&adc->lock);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -218,7 +217,6 @@ static int adcxx_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 	for (i = 0; i < 3 + adc->channels; i++)
 		device_remove_file(&spi->dev, &ad_input[i].dev_attr);
 
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi, NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&adc->lock);
 
 	return 0;