diff --git a/drivers/misc/enclosure.c b/drivers/misc/enclosure.c
index 6d27ccfe0680..3c2d405bc79b 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/enclosure.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/enclosure.c
@@ -406,10 +406,9 @@ int enclosure_remove_device(struct enclosure_device *edev, struct device *dev)
 		cdev = &edev->component[i];
 		if (cdev->dev == dev) {
 			enclosure_remove_links(cdev);
-			device_del(&cdev->cdev);
 			put_device(dev);
 			cdev->dev = NULL;
-			return device_add(&cdev->cdev);
+			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 	return -ENODEV;