diff --git a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
index c5600ac..078e4ee 100644
--- a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
+++ b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gameport_unregister_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gameport_open);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gameport_close);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(gameport_rescan);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gameport_set_phys);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gameport_start_polling);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gameport_stop_polling);
@@ -230,8 +229,6 @@
  */
 
 enum gameport_event_type {
-	GAMEPORT_RESCAN,
-	GAMEPORT_RECONNECT,
 	GAMEPORT_REGISTER_PORT,
 	GAMEPORT_REGISTER_DRIVER,
 };
@@ -365,15 +362,6 @@
 				gameport_add_port(event->object);
 				break;
 
-			case GAMEPORT_RECONNECT:
-				gameport_reconnect_port(event->object);
-				break;
-
-			case GAMEPORT_RESCAN:
-				gameport_disconnect_port(event->object);
-				gameport_find_driver(event->object);
-				break;
-
 			case GAMEPORT_REGISTER_DRIVER:
 				gameport_add_driver(event->object);
 				break;
@@ -651,16 +639,6 @@
 	device_release_driver(&gameport->dev);
 }
 
-void gameport_rescan(struct gameport *gameport)
-{
-	gameport_queue_event(gameport, NULL, GAMEPORT_RESCAN);
-}
-
-void gameport_reconnect(struct gameport *gameport)
-{
-	gameport_queue_event(gameport, NULL, GAMEPORT_RECONNECT);
-}
-
 /*
  * Submits register request to kgameportd for subsequent execution.
  * Note that port registration is always asynchronous.
diff --git a/include/linux/gameport.h b/include/linux/gameport.h
index afad952..f64e29c 100644
--- a/include/linux/gameport.h
+++ b/include/linux/gameport.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 
 int gameport_open(struct gameport *gameport, struct gameport_driver *drv, int mode);
 void gameport_close(struct gameport *gameport);
-void gameport_rescan(struct gameport *gameport);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_GAMEPORT) || (defined(MODULE) && defined(CONFIG_GAMEPORT_MODULE))