diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-cougar.c b/drivers/hid/hid-cougar.c
index e0bb7b34f3a4..4ff3bc1d25e2 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-cougar.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-cougar.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static int cougar_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	error = hid_parse(hdev);
 	if (error) {
 		hid_err(hdev, "parse failed\n");
-		goto fail;
+		return error;
 	}
 
 	if (hdev->collection->usage == COUGAR_VENDOR_USAGE) {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int cougar_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	error = hid_hw_start(hdev, connect_mask);
 	if (error) {
 		hid_err(hdev, "hw start failed\n");
-		goto fail;
+		return error;
 	}
 
 	error = cougar_bind_shared_data(hdev, cougar);
@@ -249,8 +249,6 @@ static int cougar_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 
 fail_stop_and_cleanup:
 	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
-fail:
-	hid_set_drvdata(hdev, NULL);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-gfrm.c b/drivers/hid/hid-gfrm.c
index 86c317320bf2..699186ff2349 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-gfrm.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-gfrm.c
@@ -123,12 +123,6 @@ static int gfrm_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void gfrm_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
-{
-	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
-	hid_set_drvdata(hdev, NULL);
-}
-
 static const struct hid_device_id gfrm_devices[] = {
 	{ HID_BLUETOOTH_DEVICE(0x58, 0x2000),
 		.driver_data = GFRM100 },
@@ -142,7 +136,6 @@ static struct hid_driver gfrm_driver = {
 	.name = "gfrm",
 	.id_table = gfrm_devices,
 	.probe = gfrm_probe,
-	.remove = gfrm_remove,
 	.input_mapping = gfrm_input_mapping,
 	.raw_event = gfrm_raw_event,
 	.input_configured = gfrm_input_configured,
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-lenovo.c b/drivers/hid/hid-lenovo.c
index 364bc7f11d9d..96fa2a2c2cd3 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-lenovo.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-lenovo.c
@@ -866,8 +866,6 @@ static void lenovo_remove_tpkbd(struct hid_device *hdev)
 
 	led_classdev_unregister(&data_pointer->led_micmute);
 	led_classdev_unregister(&data_pointer->led_mute);
-
-	hid_set_drvdata(hdev, NULL);
 }
 
 static void lenovo_remove_cptkbd(struct hid_device *hdev)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_core.c
index 5f7a39a5d4af..1b5c63241af0 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_core.c
@@ -534,8 +534,7 @@ static int picolcd_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct picolcd_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (data == NULL) {
 		hid_err(hdev, "can't allocate space for Minibox PicoLCD device data\n");
-		error = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_no_cleanup;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&data->lock);
@@ -597,9 +596,6 @@ static int picolcd_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 err_cleanup_data:
 	kfree(data);
-err_no_cleanup:
-	hid_set_drvdata(hdev, NULL);
-
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -635,7 +631,6 @@ static void picolcd_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
 	picolcd_exit_cir(data);
 	picolcd_exit_keys(data);
 
-	hid_set_drvdata(hdev, NULL);
 	mutex_destroy(&data->mutex);
 	/* Finally, clean up the picolcd data itself */
 	kfree(data);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-sensor-hub.c b/drivers/hid/hid-sensor-hub.c
index be92a6f79687..94c7398b5c27 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-sensor-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-sensor-hub.c
@@ -742,7 +742,6 @@ static void sensor_hub_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&data->lock, flags);
 	mfd_remove_devices(&hdev->dev);
-	hid_set_drvdata(hdev, NULL);
 	mutex_destroy(&data->mutex);
 }