diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 549bf04f29b2..f787e9771b1f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -2379,9 +2379,8 @@ static int usb_enumerate_device_otg(struct usb_device *udev)
  * usb_enumerate_device - Read device configs/intfs/otg (usbcore-internal)
  * @udev: newly addressed device (in ADDRESS state)
  *
- * This is only called by usb_new_device() and usb_authorize_device()
- * and FIXME -- all comments that apply to them apply here wrt to
- * environment.
+ * This is only called by usb_new_device() -- all comments that apply there
+ * apply here wrt to environment.
  *
  * If the device is WUSB and not authorized, we don't attempt to read
  * the string descriptors, as they will be errored out by the device
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
index 2f594c88d905..f19694e69f5c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c
@@ -889,11 +889,7 @@ read_descriptors(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 	size_t srclen, n;
 	int cfgno;
 	void *src;
-	int retval;
 
-	retval = usb_lock_device_interruptible(udev);
-	if (retval < 0)
-		return -EINTR;
 	/* The binary attribute begins with the device descriptor.
 	 * Following that are the raw descriptor entries for all the
 	 * configurations (config plus subsidiary descriptors).
@@ -918,7 +914,6 @@ read_descriptors(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 			off -= srclen;
 		}
 	}
-	usb_unlock_device(udev);
 	return count - nleft;
 }