diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c b/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c
index 9b42b0cdeef0..2876cb6a7dca 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ static int elo_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct elo_priv *priv;
 	int ret;
-	struct usb_device *udev;
 
 	if (!hid_is_usb(hdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -238,8 +237,7 @@ static int elo_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->work, elo_work);
-	udev = interface_to_usbdev(to_usb_interface(hdev->dev.parent));
-	priv->usbdev = usb_get_dev(udev);
+	priv->usbdev = interface_to_usbdev(to_usb_interface(hdev->dev.parent));
 
 	hid_set_drvdata(hdev, priv);
 
@@ -262,7 +260,6 @@ static int elo_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 
 	return 0;
 err_free:
-	usb_put_dev(udev);
 	kfree(priv);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -271,8 +268,6 @@ static void elo_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
 {
 	struct elo_priv *priv = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 
-	usb_put_dev(priv->usbdev);
-
 	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->work);
 	kfree(priv);