diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c b/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c
index 7d82bbcb12df..e7e078b3c7e6 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/con3215.c
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ static void raw3215_shutdown(struct raw3215_info *raw)
 	if ((raw->flags & RAW3215_WORKING) ||
 	    raw->queued_write != NULL ||
 	    raw->queued_read != NULL) {
-		raw->port.flags |= ASYNC_CLOSING;
 		add_wait_queue(&raw->empty_wait, &wait);
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(get_ccwdev_lock(raw->cdev), flags);
@@ -651,7 +650,7 @@ static void raw3215_shutdown(struct raw3215_info *raw)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(get_ccwdev_lock(raw->cdev), flags);
 		remove_wait_queue(&raw->empty_wait, &wait);
 		set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-		raw->port.flags &= ~(ASYNC_INITIALIZED | ASYNC_CLOSING);
+		raw->port.flags &= ~ASYNC_INITIALIZED;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(get_ccwdev_lock(raw->cdev), flags);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/rocket.c b/drivers/tty/rocket.c
index 2ab3b6fdb675..0b802cdd70d0 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/rocket.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/rocket.c
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ static void rp_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 		}
 	}
 	spin_lock_irq(&port->lock);
-	info->port.flags &= ~(ASYNC_INITIALIZED | ASYNC_CLOSING | ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE);
+	info->port.flags &= ~(ASYNC_INITIALIZED | ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE);
 	tty->closing = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&port->lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&port->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/68328serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/68328serial.c
index 4931212e5cf6..9587ed1242fe 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/68328serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/68328serial.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,6 @@ static void rs_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return;
 	}
-	port->flags |= ASYNC_CLOSING;
 	/*
 	 * Now we wait for the transmit buffer to clear; and we notify 
 	 * the line discipline to only process XON/XOFF characters.
@@ -1058,7 +1057,7 @@ static void rs_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 			msleep_interruptible(jiffies_to_msecs(port->close_delay));
 		wake_up_interruptible(&port->open_wait);
 	}
-	port->flags &= ~(ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE|ASYNC_CLOSING);
+	port->flags &= ~ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/crisv10.c b/drivers/tty/serial/crisv10.c
index 37f10c4a3faf..c0172bf54a9b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/crisv10.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/crisv10.c
@@ -3610,7 +3610,6 @@ rs_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return;
 	}
-	info->port.flags |= ASYNC_CLOSING;
 	/*
 	 * Now we wait for the transmit buffer to clear; and we notify
 	 * the line discipline to only process XON/XOFF characters.
@@ -3649,7 +3648,7 @@ rs_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 			schedule_timeout_interruptible(info->port.close_delay);
 		wake_up_interruptible(&info->port.open_wait);
 	}
-	info->port.flags &= ~(ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE|ASYNC_CLOSING);
+	info->port.flags &= ~ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	/* port closed */
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index be9359fdf5c7..85829f8568e7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1423,7 +1423,6 @@ static void uart_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	 * Wake up anyone trying to open this port.
 	 */
 	clear_bit(ASYNCB_NORMAL_ACTIVE, &port->flags);
-	clear_bit(ASYNCB_CLOSING, &port->flags);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&port->lock);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&port->open_wait);
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
index 0473fc7543f7..dbcca30a54b1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ int tty_port_close_start(struct tty_port *port,
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	set_bit(ASYNCB_CLOSING, &port->flags);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
 	tty->closing = 1;
@@ -515,7 +514,7 @@ void tty_port_close_end(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty)
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 		wake_up_interruptible(&port->open_wait);
 	}
-	port->flags &= ~(ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE | ASYNC_CLOSING);
+	port->flags &= ~ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_port_close_end);
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c b/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
index 1776fe5715e5..da126ee6d218 100644
--- a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
+++ b/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
@@ -1267,10 +1267,6 @@ static void ircomm_tty_line_info(struct ircomm_tty_cb *self, struct seq_file *m)
 		seq_printf(m, "%cASYNC_LOW_LATENCY", sep);
 		sep = '|';
 	}
-	if (self->port.flags & ASYNC_CLOSING) {
-		seq_printf(m, "%cASYNC_CLOSING", sep);
-		sep = '|';
-	}
 	if (self->port.flags & ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE) {
 		seq_printf(m, "%cASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE", sep);
 		sep = '|';