diff --git a/drivers/video/au1100fb.c b/drivers/video/au1100fb.c
index 700cac067b46..606a3babe792 100644
--- a/drivers/video/au1100fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/au1100fb.c
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ failed:
 	if (fbdev->info.cmap.len != 0) {
 		fb_dealloc_cmap(&fbdev->info.cmap);
 	}
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/bf54x-lq043fb.c b/drivers/video/bf54x-lq043fb.c
index 2726a5b66741..87f288bfc58c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/bf54x-lq043fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/bf54x-lq043fb.c
@@ -681,7 +681,6 @@ out3:
 out2:
 	free_dma(CH_EPPI0);
 out1:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/bfin-lq035q1-fb.c b/drivers/video/bfin-lq035q1-fb.c
index 29d8c0443a1f..be65baec7889 100644
--- a/drivers/video/bfin-lq035q1-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/bfin-lq035q1-fb.c
@@ -759,7 +759,6 @@ static int bfin_lq035q1_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
  out2:
 	free_dma(CH_PPI);
  out1:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -788,7 +787,6 @@ static int bfin_lq035q1_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	bfin_lq035q1_free_ports(info->disp_info->ppi_mode ==
 				USE_RGB565_16_BIT_PPI);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	framebuffer_release(fbinfo);
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "unregistered LCD driver\n");
diff --git a/drivers/video/bfin-t350mcqb-fb.c b/drivers/video/bfin-t350mcqb-fb.c
index d46da01c31ae..48c0c4e38a62 100644
--- a/drivers/video/bfin-t350mcqb-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/bfin-t350mcqb-fb.c
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ out3:
 out2:
 	free_dma(CH_PPI);
 out1:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -608,7 +607,6 @@ static int bfin_t350mcqb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	bfin_t350mcqb_request_ports(0);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	framebuffer_release(fbinfo);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO DRIVER_NAME ": Unregister LCD driver.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/video/ep93xx-fb.c b/drivers/video/ep93xx-fb.c
index ee1ee5401544..28a837dfddd1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/ep93xx-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/ep93xx-fb.c
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@ failed_videomem:
 	fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
 failed_cmap:
 	kfree(info);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -614,7 +613,6 @@ static int ep93xxfb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		fbi->mach_info->teardown(pdev);
 
 	kfree(info);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/imxfb.c b/drivers/video/imxfb.c
index 0abf2bf20836..c1945b3590e5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/imxfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/imxfb.c
@@ -923,7 +923,6 @@ failed_getclock:
 failed_req:
 	kfree(info->pseudo_palette);
 failed_init:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	framebuffer_release(info);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -955,8 +954,6 @@ static int imxfb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	iounmap(fbi->regs);
 	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/jz4740_fb.c b/drivers/video/jz4740_fb.c
index 36979b4131ab..2c49112fdd6c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/jz4740_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/jz4740_fb.c
@@ -737,8 +737,6 @@ static int jzfb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	fb_dealloc_cmap(&jzfb->fb->cmap);
 	jzfb_free_devmem(jzfb);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	framebuffer_release(jzfb->fb);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/mmp/fb/mmpfb.c b/drivers/video/mmp/fb/mmpfb.c
index 6d1fa96c5cc3..4ab95b8daed3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mmp/fb/mmpfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mmp/fb/mmpfb.c
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ failed_destroy_mutex:
 	mutex_destroy(&fbi->access_ok);
 failed:
 	dev_err(fbi->dev, "mmp-fb: frame buffer device init failed\n");
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	framebuffer_release(info);
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/mmp/hw/mmp_ctrl.c b/drivers/video/mmp/hw/mmp_ctrl.c
index 4bd31b2af398..c46bf5a93d38 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mmp/hw/mmp_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mmp/hw/mmp_ctrl.c
@@ -566,7 +566,6 @@ failed:
 		devm_kfree(ctrl->dev, ctrl);
 	}
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	dev_err(&pdev->dev, "device init failed\n");
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/video/mxsfb.c b/drivers/video/mxsfb.c
index 251bbec06693..3ba37713b1f9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mxsfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mxsfb.c
@@ -985,8 +985,6 @@ static int mxsfb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	framebuffer_release(fb_info);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/nuc900fb.c b/drivers/video/nuc900fb.c
index 32581c72ad09..8c527e5b293c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/nuc900fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/nuc900fb.c
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ static int nuc900fb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	release_resource(fbi->mem);
 	kfree(fbi->mem);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	framebuffer_release(fbinfo);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/pxa3xx-gcu.c b/drivers/video/pxa3xx-gcu.c
index 97563c55af63..95c3c4ae81cc 100644
--- a/drivers/video/pxa3xx-gcu.c
+++ b/drivers/video/pxa3xx-gcu.c
@@ -711,7 +711,6 @@ err_misc_deregister:
 	misc_deregister(&priv->misc_dev);
 
 err_free_priv:
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	free_buffers(dev, priv);
 	kfree(priv);
 	return ret;
@@ -729,7 +728,6 @@ static int pxa3xx_gcu_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 			priv->shared, priv->shared_phys);
 	iounmap(priv->mmio_base);
 	release_mem_region(r->start, resource_size(r));
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	clk_disable(priv->clk);
 	free_buffers(dev, priv);
 	kfree(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/video/pxafb.c b/drivers/video/pxafb.c
index 580f80cc586f..eca2de45f7a6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/pxafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/pxafb.c
@@ -2256,7 +2256,6 @@ failed_free_res:
 	release_mem_region(r->start, resource_size(r));
 failed_fbi:
 	clk_put(fbi->clk);
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	kfree(fbi);
 failed:
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c b/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c
index 76a0e7fbd692..21a32adbb8ea 100644
--- a/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,6 @@ release_regs:
 release_mem:
 	release_mem_region(res->start, size);
 dealloc_fb:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	framebuffer_release(fbinfo);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1051,7 +1050,6 @@ static int s3c2410fb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	release_mem_region(info->mem->start, resource_size(info->mem));
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	framebuffer_release(fbinfo);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/sa1100fb.c b/drivers/video/sa1100fb.c
index f34c858642e8..de76da0c6429 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sa1100fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sa1100fb.c
@@ -1271,7 +1271,6 @@ static int sa1100fb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
  failed:
 	if (fbi)
 		iounmap(fbi->base);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	kfree(fbi);
 	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/video/sh7760fb.c b/drivers/video/sh7760fb.c
index 5fbb0c7ab0c8..a8c6c43a4658 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sh7760fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sh7760fb.c
@@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ static int sh7760fb_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	iounmap(par->base);
 	release_mem_region(par->ioarea->start, resource_size(par->ioarea));
 	framebuffer_release(info);
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/sh_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/video/sh_mipi_dsi.c
index 6cad53075e99..8f6e8ff620d4 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sh_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sh_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ static int sh_mipi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	iounmap(mipi->base);
 	if (res)
 		release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	kfree(mipi);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/tmiofb.c b/drivers/video/tmiofb.c
index dc4fb8620156..deb8733f3c70 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tmiofb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tmiofb.c
@@ -794,7 +794,6 @@ err_hw_init:
 		cell->disable(dev);
 err_enable:
 err_find_mode:
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	free_irq(irq, info);
 err_request_irq:
 	iounmap(info->screen_base);
@@ -823,8 +822,6 @@ static int tmiofb_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 		if (cell->disable)
 			cell->disable(dev);
 
-		platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
-
 		free_irq(irq, info);
 
 		iounmap(info->screen_base);
diff --git a/drivers/video/vga16fb.c b/drivers/video/vga16fb.c
index 545faeccdb44..830ded45fd47 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vga16fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vga16fb.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,6 @@ static void vga16fb_destroy(struct fb_info *info)
 	iounmap(info->screen_base);
 	fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
 	/* XXX unshare VGA regions */
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	framebuffer_release(info);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.c b/drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.c
index 9547e1831e03..897484903c30 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.c
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ failed_free_io:
 failed_free_res:
 	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
 failed_fbi:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	kfree(fbi);
 failed:
 	return ret;