diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c
index 4f10f6613bc4..8a68bc0aa884 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ static int usbtv_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	return 0;
 
 usbtv_audio_fail:
-	/* we must not free at this point */
-	v4l2_device_get(&usbtv->v4l2_dev);
-	/* this will undo the v4l2_device_get() */
 	usbtv_video_free(usbtv);
 
 usbtv_video_fail:
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
index 92bc7a2509c3..e2d015483081 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
@@ -965,6 +965,4 @@ void usbtv_video_free(struct usbtv *usbtv)
 {
 	vb2_video_unregister_device(&usbtv->vdev);
 	v4l2_device_disconnect(&usbtv->v4l2_dev);
-
-	v4l2_device_put(&usbtv->v4l2_dev);
 }