diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index e68fef5361d20d4f999b82b106ea13117e6119c8..bf10e9c4195e04eb473e15f65d17903b7afde935 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -924,15 +924,6 @@ static int register_root_hub(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-void usb_enable_root_hub_irq (struct usb_bus *bus)
-{
-	struct usb_hcd *hcd;
-
-	hcd = container_of (bus, struct usb_hcd, self);
-	if (hcd->driver->hub_irq_enable && hcd->state != HC_STATE_HALT)
-		hcd->driver->hub_irq_enable (hcd);
-}
-
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
index 3ba258eb05de0bce323796f20752d2779414f735..1e4b81e9eb5034a06c1b85406f0dbaf3da7f77a9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ struct hc_driver {
 	int	(*bus_suspend)(struct usb_hcd *);
 	int	(*bus_resume)(struct usb_hcd *);
 	int	(*start_port_reset)(struct usb_hcd *, unsigned port_num);
-	void	(*hub_irq_enable)(struct usb_hcd *);
-		/* Needed only if port-change IRQs are level-triggered */
 
 		/* force handover of high-speed port to full-speed companion */
 	void	(*relinquish_port)(struct usb_hcd *, int);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 1e23e360ea91fec68a24aeda683ab1d8d19c0601..5a338a5d4fe7e3c885232b732513e9ef6fce29a8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -2001,8 +2001,6 @@ int usb_port_resume(struct usb_device *udev)
 	}
 
 	clear_bit(port1, hub->busy_bits);
-	if (!hub->hdev->parent && !hub->busy_bits[0])
-		usb_enable_root_hub_irq(hub->hdev->bus);
 
 	if (status == 0)
 		status = finish_port_resume(udev);
@@ -2918,11 +2916,6 @@ static void hub_events(void)
 
 		hub->activating = 0;
 
-		/* If this is a root hub, tell the HCD it's okay to
-		 * re-enable port-change interrupts now. */
-		if (!hdev->parent && !hub->busy_bits[0])
-			usb_enable_root_hub_irq(hdev->bus);
-
 loop_autopm:
 		/* Allow autosuspend if we're not going to run again */
 		if (list_empty(&hub->event_list))
@@ -3148,8 +3141,6 @@ int usb_reset_device(struct usb_device *udev)
 			break;
 	}
 	clear_bit(port1, parent_hub->busy_bits);
-	if (!parent_hdev->parent && !parent_hub->busy_bits[0])
-		usb_enable_root_hub_irq(parent_hdev->bus);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto re_enumerate;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-at91.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-at91.c
index e534f9de0f05f9bbfc20c4f9938cb29c66a31f7a..c96db1153dcf6d595d2e42fc3bc3c18899f7b187 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-at91.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-at91.c
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_at91_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-au1xxx.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-au1xxx.c
index f90fe0c7373f046d7677d48350e177731daef514..1b9abdba920b9d18a8a53723a8eabc58342eaf0d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-au1xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-au1xxx.c
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_au1xxx_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ep93xx.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ep93xx.c
index 5adaf36e47d05627dd1d9a884895ceaa28608aef..06aadfb0ec29a4683830a1d47191174e3f99b500 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ep93xx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ep93xx.c
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ static struct hc_driver ohci_ep93xx_hc_driver = {
 	.get_frame_number	= ohci_get_frame,
 	.hub_status_data	= ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control		= ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable		= ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend		= ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume		= ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hub.c
index 355a82f2527425ba6ba8f71d993c3cde92335b3f..5be3bb3e6a9d791aa6262af9e429f724f20066f3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hub.c
@@ -36,18 +36,6 @@
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/* hcd->hub_irq_enable() */
-static void ohci_rhsc_enable (struct usb_hcd *hcd)
-{
-	struct ohci_hcd		*ohci = hcd_to_ohci (hcd);
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&ohci->lock);
-	if (!ohci->autostop)
-		del_timer(&hcd->rh_timer);	/* Prevent next poll */
-	ohci_writel(ohci, OHCI_INTR_RHSC, &ohci->regs->intrenable);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&ohci->lock);
-}
-
 #define OHCI_SCHED_ENABLES \
 	(OHCI_CTRL_CLE|OHCI_CTRL_BLE|OHCI_CTRL_PLE|OHCI_CTRL_IE)
 
@@ -374,18 +362,28 @@ static int ohci_root_hub_state_changes(struct ohci_hcd *ohci, int changed,
 		int any_connected)
 {
 	int	poll_rh = 1;
+	int	rhsc;
 
+	rhsc = ohci_readl(ohci, &ohci->regs->intrenable) & OHCI_INTR_RHSC;
 	switch (ohci->hc_control & OHCI_CTRL_HCFS) {
 
 	case OHCI_USB_OPER:
-		/* keep on polling until we know a device is connected
-		 * and RHSC is enabled */
+		/* If no status changes are pending, enable status-change
+		 * interrupts.
+		 */
+		if (!rhsc && !changed) {
+			rhsc = OHCI_INTR_RHSC;
+			ohci_writel(ohci, rhsc, &ohci->regs->intrenable);
+		}
+
+		/* Keep on polling until we know a device is connected
+		 * and RHSC is enabled, or until we autostop.
+		 */
 		if (!ohci->autostop) {
 			if (any_connected ||
 					!device_may_wakeup(&ohci_to_hcd(ohci)
 						->self.root_hub->dev)) {
-				if (ohci_readl(ohci, &ohci->regs->intrenable) &
-						OHCI_INTR_RHSC)
+				if (rhsc)
 					poll_rh = 0;
 			} else {
 				ohci->autostop = 1;
@@ -398,12 +396,13 @@ static int ohci_root_hub_state_changes(struct ohci_hcd *ohci, int changed,
 				ohci->autostop = 0;
 				ohci->next_statechange = jiffies +
 						STATECHANGE_DELAY;
-			} else if (time_after_eq(jiffies,
+			} else if (rhsc && time_after_eq(jiffies,
 						ohci->next_statechange)
 					&& !ohci->ed_rm_list
 					&& !(ohci->hc_control &
 						OHCI_SCHED_ENABLES)) {
 				ohci_rh_suspend(ohci, 1);
+				poll_rh = 0;
 			}
 		}
 		break;
@@ -417,6 +416,12 @@ static int ohci_root_hub_state_changes(struct ohci_hcd *ohci, int changed,
 			else
 				usb_hcd_resume_root_hub(ohci_to_hcd(ohci));
 		} else {
+			if (!rhsc && (ohci->autostop ||
+					ohci_to_hcd(ohci)->self.root_hub->
+						do_remote_wakeup))
+				ohci_writel(ohci, OHCI_INTR_RHSC,
+						&ohci->regs->intrenable);
+
 			/* everything is idle, no need for polling */
 			poll_rh = 0;
 		}
@@ -438,12 +443,16 @@ static inline int ohci_rh_resume(struct ohci_hcd *ohci)
 static int ohci_root_hub_state_changes(struct ohci_hcd *ohci, int changed,
 		int any_connected)
 {
-	int	poll_rh = 1;
-
-	/* keep on polling until RHSC is enabled */
+	/* If RHSC is enabled, don't poll */
 	if (ohci_readl(ohci, &ohci->regs->intrenable) & OHCI_INTR_RHSC)
-		poll_rh = 0;
-	return poll_rh;
+		return 0;
+
+	/* If no status changes are pending, enable status-change interrupts */
+	if (!changed) {
+		ohci_writel(ohci, OHCI_INTR_RHSC, &ohci->regs->intrenable);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
 }
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_PM */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-lh7a404.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-lh7a404.c
index 13c12ed22252cc90c1ace3319410819a5e111937..96d14fa1d8331b7ee2a587d9138246b99e4bceec 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-lh7a404.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-lh7a404.c
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_lh7a404_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-omap.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-omap.c
index 3a7c24c03671199680a435cd93370b415bcfa52c..6859fb5f1d6f6a5d2f9dd29b0c3d063697c15233 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-omap.c
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_omap_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pci.c
index 4696cc912e16203540a5185568a27e02bb7c15e2..3bf175d95a2303b17d80a3561fc38a727ce13c84 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pci.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_pci_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pnx4008.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pnx4008.c
index 28b458f20cc3013749503821119e5e741e58a85f..664f07ee87320e2a568c727d95bbf82b8d446894 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pnx4008.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pnx4008.c
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_pnx4008_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data = ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control = ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable = ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend = ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume = ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pnx8550.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pnx8550.c
index 605d59cba28e79d46bbbb3215cfc9ccd1b6f6a5b..28467e288a93d54607c7cb244e1e904dc6136395 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pnx8550.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pnx8550.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_pnx8550_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ppc-of.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ppc-of.c
index a6725279122315bf7566b255164d29c7f8130bbd..50e55db13636ece797f64ae65e1a01a58800fabe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ppc-of.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ppc-of.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_ppc_of_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ppc-soc.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ppc-soc.c
index 523c30125577d39a8c24287ce30ae2b2532929e2..cd3398b675b2dea8c2402fd2178cee58c23a52e4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ppc-soc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ppc-soc.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_ppc_soc_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ps3.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ps3.c
index c1935ae537f80a90779d6eaea502dd4d02ee267d..bfdeb0d22d050576755f6d1054d9d4b561bb7e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ps3.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ps3.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ps3_ohci_hc_driver = {
 	.get_frame_number	= ohci_get_frame,
 	.hub_status_data	= ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control		= ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable		= ohci_rhsc_enable,
 	.start_port_reset	= ohci_start_port_reset,
 #if defined(CONFIG_PM)
 	.bus_suspend 		= ohci_bus_suspend,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pxa27x.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pxa27x.c
index d4ee27d92be8fd69874f50b1e16785257a1066c1..70b0d4b459e753bf13ed622eb32fd7b458c9d38c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pxa27x.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-pxa27x.c
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_pxa27x_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef  CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-s3c2410.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-s3c2410.c
index ead4772f0f277c0f1447636e682392612ca65aa3..a73d2ff322e28d862184ad83188da0302386f61c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-s3c2410.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-s3c2410.c
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_s3c2410_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_s3c2410_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_s3c2410_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sa1111.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sa1111.c
index 0f48f2d992263f199ad889e31f8e0f3bf0c4f48d..99438c65981b4f8cd98e87066092c2ea1b9251b3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sa1111.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sa1111.c
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_sa1111_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sh.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sh.c
index e7ee607278fece8b92570beb5b839e74ca8aa2db..60f03cc7ec4f20a4f80d228b59faebe715ae1148 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sh.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sh.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_sh_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sm501.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sm501.c
index 4a11e181601778d13abc58e8694efe3f225be8b4..77204f001b9a6eefcce60ee54b241aa364013f38 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sm501.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sm501.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ohci_sm501_hc_driver = {
 	 */
 	.hub_status_data =	ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control =		ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable =	ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend =		ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume =		ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ssb.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ssb.c
index 7275186db31556baf8278ec300da9d0d8600a98f..c4265caec78023993e62607c5be548560d34fbf4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ssb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ssb.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ static const struct hc_driver ssb_ohci_hc_driver = {
 
 	.hub_status_data	= ohci_hub_status_data,
 	.hub_control		= ohci_hub_control,
-	.hub_irq_enable		= ohci_rhsc_enable,
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	.bus_suspend		= ohci_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume		= ohci_bus_resume,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/u132-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/u132-hcd.c
index 9b6323f768b242523495d352134f5533c423566d..f29307405bb36aa45ef4a764f9d483d99dfeef6e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/u132-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/u132-hcd.c
@@ -2934,16 +2934,6 @@ static int u132_start_port_reset(struct usb_hcd *hcd, unsigned port_num)
 		return 0;
 }
 
-static void u132_hub_irq_enable(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
-{
-	struct u132 *u132 = hcd_to_u132(hcd);
-	if (u132->going > 1) {
-		dev_err(&u132->platform_dev->dev, "device has been removed %d\n"
-			, u132->going);
-	} else if (u132->going > 0)
-		dev_err(&u132->platform_dev->dev, "device is being removed\n");
-}
-
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 static int u132_bus_suspend(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
@@ -2995,7 +2985,6 @@ static struct hc_driver u132_hc_driver = {
 	.bus_suspend = u132_bus_suspend,
 	.bus_resume = u132_bus_resume,
 	.start_port_reset = u132_start_port_reset,
-	.hub_irq_enable = u132_hub_irq_enable,
 };
 
 /*