diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 41b91af95afb..0fb5f140f1b0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ void platform_device_del(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int i;
 
 	if (pdev) {
-		device_remove_properties(&pdev->dev);
 		device_del(&pdev->dev);
 
 		if (pdev->id_auto) {