diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_debugfs.c
index 8d3a21889099..efaf9a73cc79 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_debugfs.c
@@ -36,20 +36,6 @@ static struct dentry *ixgbe_dbg_root;
 
 static char ixgbe_dbg_reg_ops_buf[256] = "";
 
-/**
- * ixgbe_dbg_reg_ops_open - prep the debugfs pokee data item when opened
- * @inode: inode that was opened
- * @filp:  file info
- *
- * Stash the adapter pointer hiding in the inode into the file pointer where
- * we can find it later in the read and write calls
- **/
-static int ixgbe_dbg_reg_ops_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
-{
-	filp->private_data = inode->i_private;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * ixgbe_dbg_reg_ops_read - read for reg_ops datum
  * @filp: the opened file
@@ -142,27 +128,13 @@ static ssize_t ixgbe_dbg_reg_ops_write(struct file *filp,
 
 static const struct file_operations ixgbe_dbg_reg_ops_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-	.open =  ixgbe_dbg_reg_ops_open,
+	.open = simple_open,
 	.read =  ixgbe_dbg_reg_ops_read,
 	.write = ixgbe_dbg_reg_ops_write,
 };
 
 static char ixgbe_dbg_netdev_ops_buf[256] = "";
 
-/**
- * ixgbe_dbg_netdev_ops_open - prep the debugfs netdev_ops data item
- * @inode: inode that was opened
- * @filp: file info
- *
- * Stash the adapter pointer hiding in the inode into the file pointer
- * where we can find it later in the read and write calls
- **/
-static int ixgbe_dbg_netdev_ops_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
-{
-	filp->private_data = inode->i_private;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * ixgbe_dbg_netdev_ops_read - read for netdev_ops datum
  * @filp: the opened file
@@ -238,7 +210,7 @@ static ssize_t ixgbe_dbg_netdev_ops_write(struct file *filp,
 
 static const struct file_operations ixgbe_dbg_netdev_ops_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-	.open = ixgbe_dbg_netdev_ops_open,
+	.open = simple_open,
 	.read = ixgbe_dbg_netdev_ops_read,
 	.write = ixgbe_dbg_netdev_ops_write,
 };