diff --git a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-i2s.c
index f23f331e9a97..a57643d6402f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-i2s.c
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ static int ep93xx_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 fail_put_lrclk:
-	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	clk_put(info->lrclk);
 fail_put_sclk:
 	clk_put(info->sclk);
@@ -423,7 +422,6 @@ static int ep93xx_i2s_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct ep93xx_i2s_info *info = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 
 	snd_soc_unregister_component(&pdev->dev);
-	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	clk_put(info->lrclk);
 	clk_put(info->sclk);
 	clk_put(info->mclk);