diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index 91abc00aa833..2c34c3249972 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -3170,7 +3170,7 @@ static int gsmtty_break_ctl(struct tty_struct *tty, int state)
 	return gsmtty_modem_update(dlci, encode);
 }
 
-static void gsmtty_remove(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)
+static void gsmtty_cleanup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct gsm_dlci *dlci = tty->driver_data;
 	struct gsm_mux *gsm = dlci->gsm;
@@ -3178,7 +3178,6 @@ static void gsmtty_remove(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)
 	dlci_put(dlci);
 	dlci_put(gsm->dlci[0]);
 	mux_put(gsm);
-	driver->ttys[tty->index] = NULL;
 }
 
 /* Virtual ttys for the demux */
@@ -3199,7 +3198,7 @@ static const struct tty_operations gsmtty_ops = {
 	.tiocmget		= gsmtty_tiocmget,
 	.tiocmset		= gsmtty_tiocmset,
 	.break_ctl		= gsmtty_break_ctl,
-	.remove			= gsmtty_remove,
+	.cleanup		= gsmtty_cleanup,
 };