diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c
index 9697c14b8dc6b3dc4261894db49d59ec31a538dd..7dae64d44e83f70392ef13caad9cec152b480e5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c
@@ -627,9 +627,6 @@ static int ems_usb_start(struct ems_usb *dev)
 
 		err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (err) {
-			if (err == -ENODEV)
-				netif_device_detach(dev->netdev);
-
 			usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
 			usb_free_coherent(dev->udev, RX_BUFFER_SIZE, buf,
 					  urb->transfer_dma);
@@ -659,9 +656,6 @@ static int ems_usb_start(struct ems_usb *dev)
 
 	err = usb_submit_urb(dev->intr_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (err) {
-		if (err == -ENODEV)
-			netif_device_detach(dev->netdev);
-
 		dev_warn(netdev->dev.parent, "intr URB submit failed: %d\n",
 			 err);
 
@@ -692,9 +686,6 @@ static int ems_usb_start(struct ems_usb *dev)
 	return 0;
 
 failed:
-	if (err == -ENODEV)
-		netif_device_detach(dev->netdev);
-
 	dev_warn(netdev->dev.parent, "couldn't submit control: %d\n", err);
 
 	return err;