diff --git a/sys/dev/pad/pad.c b/sys/dev/pad/pad.c
index dd487c8e9f33..fa24aff21b07 100644
--- a/sys/dev/pad/pad.c
+++ b/sys/dev/pad/pad.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ static int
 pad_detach(device_t self, int flags)
 {
 	struct pad_softc *sc = device_private(self);
-	int cmaj, mn;
 	int error;
 
 	KASSERT(KERNEL_LOCKED_P());
@@ -252,10 +251,6 @@ pad_detach(device_t self, int flags)
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	cmaj = cdevsw_lookup_major(&pad_cdevsw);
-	mn = device_unit(sc->sc_dev);
-	vdevgone(cmaj, mn, mn, VCHR);
-
 	pmf_device_deregister(sc->sc_dev);
 
 	callout_destroy(&sc->sc_pcallout);