1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/tmp421.c b/drivers/hwmon/tmp421.c
index 738c472ece27..6b4165c12092 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/tmp421.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/tmp421.c
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ exit_remove:
         sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &tmp421_group);
 
 exit_free:
-        i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
         kfree(data);
 
         return err;
@@ -308,7 +307,6 @@ static int tmp421_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
         hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
         sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &tmp421_group);
 
-        i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
         kfree(data);
 
         return 0;