diff --git a/sound/drivers/serial-u16550.c b/sound/drivers/serial-u16550.c
index 7425dd8c1f09..e0bf5e77b43a 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/serial-u16550.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/serial-u16550.c
@@ -985,7 +985,6 @@ static int snd_serial_probe(struct platform_device *devptr)
 static int snd_serial_remove(struct platform_device *devptr)
 {
 	snd_card_free(platform_get_drvdata(devptr));
-	platform_set_drvdata(devptr, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }