diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 5970dd6a1c1cf491fe7ff64dbc6aedcfb957c55f..4b5b3e8fb7d38358c53a3eb806f56639e18eaebb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -1967,8 +1967,6 @@ static void uvc_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	    UVC_SC_VIDEOSTREAMING)
 		return;
 
-	dev->state |= UVC_DEV_DISCONNECTED;
-
 	uvc_unregister_video(dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
index 69d01803e0aae628dcc0d05f46891101b1025880..2764f43607c146a454a4bcbd89e6d5edc472acfc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
@@ -483,9 +483,6 @@ static int uvc_v4l2_open(struct file *file)
 	uvc_trace(UVC_TRACE_CALLS, "uvc_v4l2_open\n");
 	stream = video_drvdata(file);
 
-	if (stream->dev->state & UVC_DEV_DISCONNECTED)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	ret = usb_autopm_get_interface(stream->dev->intf);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
index ead00a83df04a8a270716a3f4b60ce89168bd904..816dd1a0fd81de34329aef1f72a62bf9f9980deb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
@@ -517,10 +517,6 @@ struct uvc_streaming {
 	} clock;
 };
 
-enum uvc_device_state {
-	UVC_DEV_DISCONNECTED = 1,
-};
-
 struct uvc_device {
 	struct usb_device *udev;
 	struct usb_interface *intf;
@@ -529,7 +525,6 @@ struct uvc_device {
 	int intfnum;
 	char name[32];
 
-	enum uvc_device_state state;
 	struct mutex lock;		/* Protects users */
 	unsigned int users;
 	atomic_t nmappings;