diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index 069bfd654485..c0f76da55304 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -2054,11 +2054,9 @@ void gsm_cleanup_mux(struct gsm_mux *gsm)
 					dlci->state == DLCI_CLOSED);
 	}
 	/* Free up any link layer users */
-	spin_lock(&gsm->lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_DLCI; i++)
 		if (gsm->dlci[i])
 			gsm_dlci_release(gsm->dlci[i]);
-	spin_unlock(&gsm->lock);
 	/* Now wipe the queues */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(txq, ntxq, &gsm->tx_list, list)
 		kfree(txq);
@@ -2911,33 +2909,23 @@ static int gsmtty_install(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)
 	This is ok from a locking
 	perspective as we don't have to worry about this
 	if DLCI0 is lost */
-	spin_lock(&gsm->lock);
-	if (gsm->dlci[0] && gsm->dlci[0]->state != DLCI_OPEN) {
-		spin_unlock(&gsm->lock);
+	if (gsm->dlci[0] && gsm->dlci[0]->state != DLCI_OPEN)
 		return -EL2NSYNC;
-	}
 	dlci = gsm->dlci[line];
 	if (dlci == NULL) {
 		alloc = true;
 		dlci = gsm_dlci_alloc(gsm, line);
 	}
-	if (dlci == NULL) {
-		spin_unlock(&gsm->lock);
+	if (dlci == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	ret = tty_port_install(&dlci->port, driver, tty);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (alloc)
 			dlci_put(dlci);
-		spin_unlock(&gsm->lock);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	dlci_get(dlci);
-	dlci_get(gsm->dlci[0]);
-	mux_get(gsm);
 	tty->driver_data = dlci;
-	spin_unlock(&gsm->lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2948,6 +2936,9 @@ static int gsmtty_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	struct tty_port *port = &dlci->port;
 
 	port->count++;
+	dlci_get(dlci);
+	dlci_get(dlci->gsm->dlci[0]);
+	mux_get(dlci->gsm);
 	tty_port_tty_set(port, tty);
 
 	dlci->modem_rx = 0;
@@ -2974,7 +2965,7 @@ static void gsmtty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	mutex_unlock(&dlci->mutex);
 	gsm = dlci->gsm;
 	if (tty_port_close_start(&dlci->port, tty, filp) == 0)
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	gsm_dlci_begin_close(dlci);
 	if (test_bit(ASYNCB_INITIALIZED, &dlci->port.flags)) {
 		if (C_HUPCL(tty))
@@ -2982,7 +2973,10 @@ static void gsmtty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	}
 	tty_port_close_end(&dlci->port, tty);
 	tty_port_tty_set(&dlci->port, NULL);
-	return;
+out:
+	dlci_put(dlci);
+	dlci_put(gsm->dlci[0]);
+	mux_put(gsm);
 }
 
 static void gsmtty_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty)
@@ -3159,16 +3153,6 @@ 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)
-{
-	struct gsm_dlci *dlci = tty->driver_data;
-	struct gsm_mux *gsm = dlci->gsm;
-
-	dlci_put(dlci);
-	dlci_put(gsm->dlci[0]);
-	mux_put(gsm);
-	driver->ttys[tty->index] = NULL;
-}
 
 /* Virtual ttys for the demux */
 static const struct tty_operations gsmtty_ops = {
@@ -3188,7 +3172,6 @@ static const struct tty_operations gsmtty_ops = {
 	.tiocmget		= gsmtty_tiocmget,
 	.tiocmset		= gsmtty_tiocmset,
 	.break_ctl		= gsmtty_break_ctl,
-	.remove			= gsmtty_remove,
 };