diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index bec213b9255078e75faad5d756884d0e65edcf4a..257e200b5343915cec9f3a9b1bf34f4dd6110c9e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -332,9 +332,6 @@ int mei_cl_enable_device(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->device_lock);
 
-	if (cldev->event_cb)
-		mei_cl_read_start(cldev->cl, 0, NULL);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mei_cl_enable_device);