diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index 3264d6275bf27daf1198f7a0833c0576baa65021..6bca2526d54aaf993387db8a04f658eb06222ad7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -819,8 +819,7 @@ void xhci_stop_endpoint_command_watchdog(unsigned long arg)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		/* This is bad; the host is not responding to commands and it's
 		 * not allowing itself to be halted.  At least interrupts are
-		 * disabled, so we can set HC_STATE_HALT and notify the
-		 * USB core.  But if we call usb_hc_died(), it will attempt to
+		 * disabled. If we call usb_hc_died(), it will attempt to
 		 * disconnect all device drivers under this host.  Those
 		 * disconnect() methods will wait for all URBs to be unlinked,
 		 * so we must complete them.
@@ -865,7 +864,6 @@ void xhci_stop_endpoint_command_watchdog(unsigned long arg)
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&xhci->lock);
-	xhci_to_hcd(xhci)->state = HC_STATE_HALT;
 	xhci_dbg(xhci, "Calling usb_hc_died()\n");
 	usb_hc_died(xhci_to_hcd(xhci));
 	xhci_dbg(xhci, "xHCI host controller is dead.\n");
@@ -2113,7 +2111,6 @@ irqreturn_t xhci_irq(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		xhci_warn(xhci, "WARNING: Host System Error\n");
 		xhci_halt(xhci);
 hw_died:
-		xhci_to_hcd(xhci)->state = HC_STATE_HALT;
 		spin_unlock(&xhci->lock);
 		return -ESHUTDOWN;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 8dfa67ff5fac748779593a748c7a4d98a786efdd..63b8db5275e934776f2ebc89b454eb3de14aa4fb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ void xhci_quiesce(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
  * HC will complete any current and actively pipelined transactions, and
  * should halt within 16 ms of the run/stop bit being cleared.
  * Read HC Halted bit in the status register to see when the HC is finished.
- * XXX: shouldn't we set HC_STATE_HALT here somewhere?
  */
 int xhci_halt(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 {
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ int xhci_start(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 }
 
 /*
- * Reset a halted HC, and set the internal HC state to HC_STATE_HALT.
+ * Reset a halted HC.
  *
  * This resets pipelines, timers, counters, state machines, etc.
  * Transactions will be terminated immediately, and operational registers
@@ -156,8 +155,6 @@ int xhci_reset(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 	command = xhci_readl(xhci, &xhci->op_regs->command);
 	command |= CMD_RESET;
 	xhci_writel(xhci, command, &xhci->op_regs->command);
-	/* XXX: Why does EHCI set this here?  Shouldn't other code do this? */
-	xhci_to_hcd(xhci)->state = HC_STATE_HALT;
 
 	ret = handshake(xhci, &xhci->op_regs->command,
 			CMD_RESET, 0, 250 * 1000);