diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index a3311e937847..4d326ee12c36 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -2795,7 +2795,6 @@ int usb_add_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct usb_device *rhdev;
-	struct usb_hcd *shared_hcd;
 
 	if (!hcd->skip_phy_initialization && usb_hcd_is_primary_hcd(hcd)) {
 		hcd->phy_roothub = usb_phy_roothub_alloc(hcd->self.sysdev);
@@ -2956,26 +2955,13 @@ int usb_add_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 		goto err_hcd_driver_start;
 	}
 
-	/* starting here, usbcore will pay attention to the shared HCD roothub */
-	shared_hcd = hcd->shared_hcd;
-	if (!usb_hcd_is_primary_hcd(hcd) && shared_hcd && HCD_DEFER_RH_REGISTER(shared_hcd)) {
-		retval = register_root_hub(shared_hcd);
-		if (retval != 0)
-			goto err_register_root_hub;
-
-		if (shared_hcd->uses_new_polling && HCD_POLL_RH(shared_hcd))
-			usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(shared_hcd);
-	}
-
 	/* starting here, usbcore will pay attention to this root hub */
-	if (!HCD_DEFER_RH_REGISTER(hcd)) {
-		retval = register_root_hub(hcd);
-		if (retval != 0)
-			goto err_register_root_hub;
+	retval = register_root_hub(hcd);
+	if (retval != 0)
+		goto err_register_root_hub;
 
-		if (hcd->uses_new_polling && HCD_POLL_RH(hcd))
-			usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(hcd);
-	}
+	if (hcd->uses_new_polling && HCD_POLL_RH(hcd))
+		usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(hcd);
 
 	return retval;
 
@@ -3013,7 +2999,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_add_hcd);
 void usb_remove_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 {
 	struct usb_device *rhdev = hcd->self.root_hub;
-	bool rh_registered;
 
 	dev_info(hcd->self.controller, "remove, state %x\n", hcd->state);
 
@@ -3024,7 +3009,6 @@ void usb_remove_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 
 	dev_dbg(hcd->self.controller, "roothub graceful disconnect\n");
 	spin_lock_irq (&hcd_root_hub_lock);
-	rh_registered = hcd->rh_registered;
 	hcd->rh_registered = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irq (&hcd_root_hub_lock);
 
@@ -3034,8 +3018,7 @@ void usb_remove_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	cancel_work_sync(&hcd->died_work);
 
 	mutex_lock(&usb_bus_idr_lock);
-	if (rh_registered)
-		usb_disconnect(&rhdev);		/* Sets rhdev to NULL */
+	usb_disconnect(&rhdev);		/* Sets rhdev to NULL */
 	mutex_unlock(&usb_bus_idr_lock);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
index 2c1fc9212cf2..548a028f2dab 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ struct usb_hcd {
 #define HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING		5	/* root hub is running? */
 #define HCD_FLAG_DEAD			6	/* controller has died? */
 #define HCD_FLAG_INTF_AUTHORIZED	7	/* authorize interfaces? */
-#define HCD_FLAG_DEFER_RH_REGISTER	8	/* Defer roothub registration */
 
 	/* The flags can be tested using these macros; they are likely to
 	 * be slightly faster than test_bit().
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ struct usb_hcd {
 #define HCD_WAKEUP_PENDING(hcd)	((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_WAKEUP_PENDING))
 #define HCD_RH_RUNNING(hcd)	((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING))
 #define HCD_DEAD(hcd)		((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_DEAD))
-#define HCD_DEFER_RH_REGISTER(hcd) ((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_DEFER_RH_REGISTER))
 
 	/*
 	 * Specifies if interfaces are authorized by default