diff --git a/drivers/ssb/main.c b/drivers/ssb/main.c
index bb6317f..ff109ae 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/main.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/main.c
@@ -140,19 +140,6 @@
 		put_device(dev->dev);
 }
 
-static inline struct ssb_driver *ssb_driver_get(struct ssb_driver *drv)
-{
-	if (drv)
-		get_driver(&drv->drv);
-	return drv;
-}
-
-static inline void ssb_driver_put(struct ssb_driver *drv)
-{
-	if (drv)
-		put_driver(&drv->drv);
-}
-
 static int ssb_device_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct ssb_device *ssb_dev = dev_to_ssb_dev(dev);
@@ -250,11 +237,9 @@
 			ssb_device_put(sdev);
 			continue;
 		}
-		sdrv = ssb_driver_get(drv_to_ssb_drv(sdev->dev->driver));
-		if (!sdrv || SSB_WARN_ON(!sdrv->remove)) {
-			ssb_device_put(sdev);
+		sdrv = drv_to_ssb_drv(sdev->dev->driver);
+		if (SSB_WARN_ON(!sdrv->remove))
 			continue;
-		}
 		sdrv->remove(sdev);
 		ctx->device_frozen[i] = 1;
 	}
@@ -293,7 +278,6 @@
 				   dev_name(sdev->dev));
 			result = err;
 		}
-		ssb_driver_put(sdrv);
 		ssb_device_put(sdev);
 	}