diff --git a/mt7921/usb.c b/mt7921/usb.c
index 17057e68..9bfc234f 100644
--- a/mt7921/usb.c
+++ b/mt7921/usb.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ static int mt7921u_probe(struct usb_interface *usb_intf,
 	dev->fw_features = features;
 	dev->hif_ops = &hif_ops;
 
-	udev = usb_get_dev(udev);
 	usb_reset_device(udev);
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(usb_intf, dev);
@@ -246,7 +245,6 @@ error:
 	mt76u_queues_deinit(&dev->mt76);
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(usb_intf, NULL);
-	usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(usb_intf));
 
 	mt76_free_device(&dev->mt76);
 
diff --git a/mt7925/usb.c b/mt7925/usb.c
index d9968f03..84bcebbf 100644
--- a/mt7925/usb.c
+++ b/mt7925/usb.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static int mt7925u_probe(struct usb_interface *usb_intf,
 	dev->fw_features = features;
 	dev->hif_ops = &hif_ops;
 
-	udev = usb_get_dev(udev);
 	usb_reset_device(udev);
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(usb_intf, dev);
@@ -234,7 +233,6 @@ error:
 	mt76u_queues_deinit(&dev->mt76);
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(usb_intf, NULL);
-	usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(usb_intf));
 
 	mt76_free_device(&dev->mt76);
 
diff --git a/mt792x_usb.c b/mt792x_usb.c
index 47827d1c..0d9dbd0a 100644
--- a/mt792x_usb.c
+++ b/mt792x_usb.c
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ void mt792xu_disconnect(struct usb_interface *usb_intf)
 	mt792xu_cleanup(dev);
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(usb_intf, NULL);
-	usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(usb_intf));
 
 	mt76_free_device(&dev->mt76);
 }