diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index 26fece124e0e7b848874f6469148fda8a27c732c..7513bb083c15d13cb7775c8edb3a3983b3b3eedc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ const struct file_operations usbdev_file_operations = {
 	.release =	usbdev_release,
 };
 
-void usb_fs_classdev_common_remove(struct usb_device *udev)
+static void usbdev_remove(struct usb_device *udev)
 {
 	struct dev_state *ps;
 	struct siginfo sinfo;
@@ -1742,10 +1742,15 @@ static void usb_classdev_remove(struct usb_device *dev)
 {
 	if (dev->usb_classdev)
 		device_unregister(dev->usb_classdev);
-	usb_fs_classdev_common_remove(dev);
 }
 
-static int usb_classdev_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
+#else
+#define usb_classdev_add(dev)		0
+#define usb_classdev_remove(dev)	do {} while (0)
+
+#endif
+
+static int usbdev_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 			       unsigned long action, void *dev)
 {
 	switch (action) {
@@ -1755,15 +1760,15 @@ static int usb_classdev_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 		break;
 	case USB_DEVICE_REMOVE:
 		usb_classdev_remove(dev);
+		usbdev_remove(dev);
 		break;
 	}
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
 static struct notifier_block usbdev_nb = {
-	.notifier_call = 	usb_classdev_notify,
+	.notifier_call = 	usbdev_notify,
 };
-#endif
 
 static struct cdev usb_device_cdev;
 
@@ -1798,9 +1803,8 @@ int __init usb_devio_init(void)
 	 * to /sys/dev
 	 */
 	usb_classdev_class->dev_kobj = NULL;
-
-	usb_register_notify(&usbdev_nb);
 #endif
+	usb_register_notify(&usbdev_nb);
 out:
 	return retval;
 
@@ -1811,8 +1815,8 @@ int __init usb_devio_init(void)
 
 void usb_devio_cleanup(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_CLASS
 	usb_unregister_notify(&usbdev_nb);
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_CLASS
 	class_destroy(usb_classdev_class);
 #endif
 	cdev_del(&usb_device_cdev);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
index 2a129cb7bb568232e2c7869c26bd7061d62e3d9d..dff5760a37f61a963de98273509b8c2826cd4a93 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
@@ -717,7 +717,6 @@ static void usbfs_remove_device(struct usb_device *dev)
 		fs_remove_file (dev->usbfs_dentry);
 		dev->usbfs_dentry = NULL;
 	}
-	usb_fs_classdev_common_remove(dev);
 }
 
 static int usbfs_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
index 9d0f33fe871968da3b21dabc1e0f3fb6ecfa2280..79d8a9ea559ba7dc635f268419f9918bdfcf6c08 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ extern struct usb_driver usbfs_driver;
 extern const struct file_operations usbfs_devices_fops;
 extern const struct file_operations usbdev_file_operations;
 extern void usbfs_conn_disc_event(void);
-extern void usb_fs_classdev_common_remove(struct usb_device *udev);
 
 extern int usb_devio_init(void);
 extern void usb_devio_cleanup(void);