diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c b/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
index 16353b6..6303970 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
@@ -1203,8 +1203,6 @@
 	down (&usblp->sem);
 	/* we take no more IO */
 	usblp->sleeping = 1;
-	/* we wait for anything printing */
-	wait_event (usblp->wait, usblp->wcomplete || !usblp->present);
 	usblp_unlink_urbs(usblp);
 	up (&usblp->sem);
 	mutex_unlock (&usblp_mutex);