diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c
index f6c688cae334..acc3a9efb00f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static int iforce_open(struct input_dev *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void iforce_release(struct input_dev *dev)
+static void iforce_close(struct input_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct iforce *iforce = input_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int i;
@@ -230,28 +230,12 @@ static void iforce_release(struct input_dev *dev)
 		iforce_send_packet(iforce, FF_CMD_ENABLE, "\001");
 	}
 
-	switch (iforce->bus) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_JOYSTICK_IFORCE_USB
-		case IFORCE_USB:
-			usb_kill_urb(iforce->irq);
-
-			/* The device was unplugged before the file
-			 * was released */
-			if (iforce->usbdev == NULL) {
-				iforce_delete_device(iforce);
-				kfree(iforce);
-			}
-		break;
-#endif
-	}
-}
-
-void iforce_delete_device(struct iforce *iforce)
-{
 	switch (iforce->bus) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_JOYSTICK_IFORCE_USB
 	case IFORCE_USB:
-		iforce_usb_delete(iforce);
+		usb_kill_urb(iforce->irq);
+		usb_kill_urb(iforce->out);
+		usb_kill_urb(iforce->ctrl);
 		break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_JOYSTICK_IFORCE_232
@@ -303,7 +287,7 @@ int iforce_init_device(struct iforce *iforce)
 
 	input_dev->name = "Unknown I-Force device";
 	input_dev->open = iforce_open;
-	input_dev->close = iforce_release;
+	input_dev->close = iforce_close;
 
 /*
  * On-device memory allocation.
diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c
index 9f289d8f52c6..c0ad88369442 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-usb.c
@@ -186,33 +186,19 @@ static int iforce_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	return err;
 }
 
-/* Called by iforce_delete() */
-void iforce_usb_delete(struct iforce* iforce)
+static void iforce_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
-	usb_kill_urb(iforce->irq);
-	usb_kill_urb(iforce->out);
-	usb_kill_urb(iforce->ctrl);
+	struct iforce *iforce = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
+
+	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
+
+	input_unregister_device(iforce->dev);
 
 	usb_free_urb(iforce->irq);
 	usb_free_urb(iforce->out);
 	usb_free_urb(iforce->ctrl);
-}
 
-static void iforce_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
-{
-	struct iforce *iforce = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
-	int open = 0; /* FIXME! iforce->dev.handle->open; */
-
-	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
-	if (iforce) {
-		iforce->usbdev = NULL;
-		input_unregister_device(iforce->dev);
-
-		if (!open) {
-			iforce_delete_device(iforce);
-			kfree(iforce);
-		}
-	}
+	kfree(iforce);
 }
 
 static struct usb_device_id iforce_usb_ids [] = {
diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce.h b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce.h
index f2d91f4028ca..9f494b75848a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce.h
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce.h
@@ -150,11 +150,9 @@ void iforce_serial_xmit(struct iforce *iforce);
 
 /* iforce-usb.c */
 void iforce_usb_xmit(struct iforce *iforce);
-void iforce_usb_delete(struct iforce *iforce);
 
 /* iforce-main.c */
 int iforce_init_device(struct iforce *iforce);
-void iforce_delete_device(struct iforce *iforce);
 
 /* iforce-packets.c */
 int iforce_control_playback(struct iforce*, u16 id, unsigned int);