diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci.h b/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci.h
index 0697eb980e5f..99440baa6458 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci.h
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ struct hw_bank {
  * @phy: pointer to PHY, if any
  * @usb_phy: pointer to USB PHY, if any and if using the USB PHY framework
  * @hcd: pointer to usb_hcd for ehci host driver
- * @debugfs: root dentry for this controller in debugfs
  * @id_event: indicates there is an id event, and handled at ci_otg_work
  * @b_sess_valid_event: indicates there is a vbus event, and handled
  * at ci_otg_work
@@ -249,7 +248,6 @@ struct ci_hdrc {
 	/* old usb_phy interface */
 	struct usb_phy			*usb_phy;
 	struct usb_hcd			*hcd;
-	struct dentry			*debugfs;
 	bool				id_event;
 	bool				b_sess_valid_event;
 	bool				imx28_write_fix;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/debug.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/debug.c
index da5d18cf6840..faf6b078b6c4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/debug.c
@@ -342,26 +342,20 @@ DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(ci_registers);
  */
 void dbg_create_files(struct ci_hdrc *ci)
 {
-	ci->debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(ci->dev), usb_debug_root);
+	struct dentry *dir;
 
-	debugfs_create_file("device", S_IRUGO, ci->debugfs, ci,
-			    &ci_device_fops);
-	debugfs_create_file("port_test", S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, ci->debugfs, ci,
-			    &ci_port_test_fops);
-	debugfs_create_file("qheads", S_IRUGO, ci->debugfs, ci,
-			    &ci_qheads_fops);
-	debugfs_create_file("requests", S_IRUGO, ci->debugfs, ci,
-			    &ci_requests_fops);
+	dir = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(ci->dev), usb_debug_root);
 
-	if (ci_otg_is_fsm_mode(ci)) {
-		debugfs_create_file("otg", S_IRUGO, ci->debugfs, ci,
-				    &ci_otg_fops);
-	}
+	debugfs_create_file("device", S_IRUGO, dir, ci, &ci_device_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("port_test", S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, dir, ci, &ci_port_test_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("qheads", S_IRUGO, dir, ci, &ci_qheads_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("requests", S_IRUGO, dir, ci, &ci_requests_fops);
 
-	debugfs_create_file("role", S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, ci->debugfs, ci,
-			    &ci_role_fops);
-	debugfs_create_file("registers", S_IRUGO, ci->debugfs, ci,
-			    &ci_registers_fops);
+	if (ci_otg_is_fsm_mode(ci))
+		debugfs_create_file("otg", S_IRUGO, dir, ci, &ci_otg_fops);
+
+	debugfs_create_file("role", S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, dir, ci, &ci_role_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("registers", S_IRUGO, dir, ci, &ci_registers_fops);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -370,5 +364,5 @@ void dbg_create_files(struct ci_hdrc *ci)
  */
 void dbg_remove_files(struct ci_hdrc *ci)
 {
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(ci->debugfs);
+	debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup(dev_name(ci->dev), usb_debug_root));
 }