diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
index 9e5313776a2647492099387139aa338c0afbe906..2ad301164bd98ee55d33fab7ca1c345f10d98b7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ struct iwl_dbgfs_mvm_ctx {
 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
 };
 
-static int iwl_dbgfs_open_file_generic(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	file->private_data = inode->i_private;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_tx_flush_write(struct file *file,
 					const char __user *user_buf,
 					size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -309,7 +303,7 @@ static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_power_down_d3_allow_write(struct file *file,
 #define MVM_DEBUGFS_READ_FILE_OPS(name)					\
 static const struct file_operations iwl_dbgfs_##name##_ops = {	\
 	.read = iwl_dbgfs_##name##_read,				\
-	.open = iwl_dbgfs_open_file_generic,				\
+	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 }
 
@@ -317,14 +311,14 @@ static const struct file_operations iwl_dbgfs_##name##_ops = {	\
 static const struct file_operations iwl_dbgfs_##name##_ops = {	\
 	.write = iwl_dbgfs_##name##_write,				\
 	.read = iwl_dbgfs_##name##_read,				\
-	.open = iwl_dbgfs_open_file_generic,				\
+	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 };
 
 #define MVM_DEBUGFS_WRITE_FILE_OPS(name)				\
 static const struct file_operations iwl_dbgfs_##name##_ops = {	\
 	.write = iwl_dbgfs_##name##_write,				\
-	.open = iwl_dbgfs_open_file_generic,				\
+	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 };