diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/usb_urb.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/usb_urb.c
index c5e2ff0ca3fbb258de4f30bbfd8f145af5edcc40..eaf673a3978d335221b16c17f4eae5a9221c80e7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/usb_urb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/usb_urb.c
@@ -319,9 +319,6 @@ int usb_urb_initv2(struct usb_data_stream *stream,
 
 	memcpy(&stream->props, props, sizeof(*props));
 
-	usb_clear_halt(stream->udev, usb_rcvbulkpipe(stream->udev,
-			stream->props.endpoint));
-
 	if (!stream->complete) {
 		dev_err(&stream->udev->dev, "%s: there is no data callback - " \
 				"this doesn't make sense\n", KBUILD_MODNAME);