diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
index d5f53e1a74a2..a5063a6f64d9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
@@ -669,8 +669,6 @@ static int vt6656_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
 	if (device->flags & DEVICE_FLAGS_OPENED)
 		device_close(device->dev);
 
-	usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(intf));
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -681,8 +679,6 @@ static int vt6656_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	if (!device || !device->dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	usb_get_dev(interface_to_usbdev(intf));
-
 	if (!(device->flags & DEVICE_FLAGS_OPENED))
 		device_open(device->dev);