diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
index 60a5e0c63a13..113b66f1fc9e 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
@@ -220,8 +220,6 @@ struct ptp_clock *ptp_clock_register(struct ptp_clock_info *info,
 	if (IS_ERR(ptp->dev))
 		goto no_device;
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(ptp->dev, ptp);
-
 	err = ptp_populate_sysfs(ptp);
 	if (err)
 		goto no_sysfs;