diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index febfdceeb9e5d6a7a05132fd411bf161bacf7c41..62f8b5cfbb56c3057f49309d2ad4fbd3d611a309 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,6 @@ static void tx_complete (struct urb *urb)
 	}
 
 	usb_autopm_put_interface_async(dev->intf);
-	urb->dev = NULL;
 	entry->state = tx_done;
 	defer_bh(dev, skb, &dev->txq);
 }