diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1_family.c b/drivers/w1/w1_family.c
index 8c35f9ccb6897dd96bded60f375cad838536c996..4a099041f28a8a80a73b0d4d63da6be496efbdc8 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1_family.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1_family.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ int w1_register_family(struct w1_family *newf)
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		atomic_set(&newf->refcnt, 0);
-		newf->need_exit = 0;
 		list_add_tail(&newf->family_entry, &w1_families);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&w1_flock);
@@ -73,9 +72,6 @@ void w1_unregister_family(struct w1_family *fent)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-
-	fent->need_exit = 1;
-
 	spin_unlock(&w1_flock);
 
 	/* deatch devices using this family code */
@@ -113,8 +109,7 @@ struct w1_family * w1_family_registered(u8 fid)
 
 static void __w1_family_put(struct w1_family *f)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&f->refcnt))
-		f->need_exit = 1;
+	atomic_dec(&f->refcnt);
 }
 
 void w1_family_put(struct w1_family *f)
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1_family.h b/drivers/w1/w1_family.h
index 296a87edd92250b1a78bfa07c607e32e9b4caf54..30531331a643527860415450341a104df40543ab 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1_family.h
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1_family.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ struct w1_family
 	struct w1_family_ops	*fops;
 
 	atomic_t		refcnt;
-	u8			need_exit;
 };
 
 extern spinlock_t w1_flock;