diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 380fa0c8cc84..d27061b39324 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -646,8 +646,6 @@ static int ide_register_port(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	get_device(&hwif->gendev);
-
 	hwif->portdev = device_create_drvdata(ide_port_class, &hwif->gendev,
 					      MKDEV(0, 0), hwif, hwif->name);
 	if (IS_ERR(hwif->portdev)) {
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index c758dcb13b14..246077792e21 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -1094,13 +1094,6 @@ struct bus_type ide_bus_type = {
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_bus_type);
 
-static void ide_port_class_release(struct device *portdev)
-{
-	ide_hwif_t *hwif = dev_get_drvdata(portdev);
-
-	put_device(&hwif->gendev);
-}
-
 int ide_vlb_clk;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_vlb_clk);
 
@@ -1305,7 +1298,6 @@ static int __init ide_init(void)
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ide_port_class);
 		goto out_port_class;
 	}
-	ide_port_class->dev_release = ide_port_class_release;
 
 	init_ide_data();