diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/buffer.c b/drivers/usb/core/buffer.c
index f4f4ef0f377a..840442a25b61 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/buffer.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void *hcd_buffer_alloc (
 	dma_addr_t		*dma
 )
 {
-	struct usb_hcd		*hcd = bus->hcpriv;
+	struct usb_hcd		*hcd = bus_to_hcd(bus);
 	int 			i;
 
 	/* some USB hosts just use PIO */
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void hcd_buffer_free (
 	dma_addr_t		dma
 )
 {
-	struct usb_hcd		*hcd = bus->hcpriv;
+	struct usb_hcd		*hcd = bus_to_hcd(bus);
 	int 			i;
 
 	if (!addr)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index 0cc14206920a..9dfc812de034 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -664,31 +664,6 @@ static int usb_rh_urb_dequeue (struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct urb *urb)
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/* exported only within usbcore */
-struct usb_bus *usb_bus_get(struct usb_bus *bus)
-{
-	if (bus)
-		kref_get(&bus->kref);
-	return bus;
-}
-
-static void usb_host_release(struct kref *kref)
-{
-	struct usb_bus *bus = container_of(kref, struct usb_bus, kref);
-
-	if (bus->release)
-		bus->release(bus);
-}
-
-/* exported only within usbcore */
-void usb_bus_put(struct usb_bus *bus)
-{
-	if (bus)
-		kref_put(&bus->kref, usb_host_release);
-}
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
 static struct class *usb_host_class;
 
 int usb_host_init(void)
@@ -720,15 +695,12 @@ static void usb_bus_init (struct usb_bus *bus)
 	bus->devnum_next = 1;
 
 	bus->root_hub = NULL;
-	bus->hcpriv = NULL;
 	bus->busnum = -1;
 	bus->bandwidth_allocated = 0;
 	bus->bandwidth_int_reqs  = 0;
 	bus->bandwidth_isoc_reqs = 0;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD (&bus->bus_list);
-
-	kref_init(&bus->kref);
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -1081,7 +1053,7 @@ static void urb_unlink (struct urb *urb)
 int usb_hcd_submit_urb (struct urb *urb, gfp_t mem_flags)
 {
 	int			status;
-	struct usb_hcd		*hcd = urb->dev->bus->hcpriv;
+	struct usb_hcd		*hcd = bus_to_hcd(urb->dev->bus);
 	struct usb_host_endpoint *ep;
 	unsigned long		flags;
 
@@ -1189,7 +1161,8 @@ int usb_hcd_submit_urb (struct urb *urb, gfp_t mem_flags)
 /* called in any context */
 int usb_hcd_get_frame_number (struct usb_device *udev)
 {
-	struct usb_hcd	*hcd = (struct usb_hcd *)udev->bus->hcpriv;
+	struct usb_hcd	*hcd = bus_to_hcd(udev->bus);
+
 	if (!HC_IS_RUNNING (hcd->state))
 		return -ESHUTDOWN;
 	return hcd->driver->get_frame_number (hcd);
@@ -1262,7 +1235,7 @@ int usb_hcd_unlink_urb (struct urb *urb, int status)
 	spin_lock (&hcd_data_lock);
 
 	sys = &urb->dev->dev;
-	hcd = urb->dev->bus->hcpriv;
+	hcd = bus_to_hcd(urb->dev->bus);
 	if (hcd == NULL) {
 		retval = -ENODEV;
 		goto done;
@@ -1333,7 +1306,7 @@ void usb_hcd_endpoint_disable (struct usb_device *udev,
 	struct usb_hcd		*hcd;
 	struct urb		*urb;
 
-	hcd = udev->bus->hcpriv;
+	hcd = bus_to_hcd(udev->bus);
 
 	WARN_ON (!HC_IS_RUNNING (hcd->state) && hcd->state != HC_STATE_HALT &&
 			udev->state != USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED);
@@ -1673,14 +1646,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL (usb_hc_died);
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static void hcd_release (struct usb_bus *bus)
-{
-	struct usb_hcd *hcd;
-
-	hcd = container_of(bus, struct usb_hcd, self);
-	kfree(hcd);
-}
-
 /**
  * usb_create_hcd - create and initialize an HCD structure
  * @driver: HC driver that will use this hcd
@@ -1705,10 +1670,9 @@ struct usb_hcd *usb_create_hcd (const struct hc_driver *driver,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, hcd);
+	kref_init(&hcd->kref);
 
 	usb_bus_init(&hcd->self);
-	hcd->self.hcpriv = hcd;
-	hcd->self.release = &hcd_release;
 	hcd->self.controller = dev;
 	hcd->self.bus_name = bus_name;
 	hcd->self.uses_dma = (dev->dma_mask != NULL);
@@ -1725,10 +1689,25 @@ struct usb_hcd *usb_create_hcd (const struct hc_driver *driver,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL (usb_create_hcd);
 
+static void hcd_release (struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct usb_hcd *hcd = container_of (kref, struct usb_hcd, kref);
+
+	kfree(hcd);
+}
+
+struct usb_hcd *usb_get_hcd (struct usb_hcd *hcd)
+{
+	if (hcd)
+		kref_get (&hcd->kref);
+	return hcd;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL (usb_get_hcd);
+
 void usb_put_hcd (struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 {
-	dev_set_drvdata(hcd->self.controller, NULL);
-	usb_bus_put(&hcd->self);
+	if (hcd)
+		kref_put (&hcd->kref, hcd_release);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL (usb_put_hcd);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
index 83e229914797..7a2bcba2ae61 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.h
@@ -55,12 +55,13 @@
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-struct usb_hcd {	/* usb_bus.hcpriv points to this */
+struct usb_hcd {
 
 	/*
 	 * housekeeping
 	 */
 	struct usb_bus		self;		/* hcd is-a bus */
+	struct kref		kref;		/* reference counter */
 
 	const char		*product_desc;	/* product/vendor string */
 	char			irq_descr[24];	/* driver + bus # */
@@ -129,8 +130,10 @@ static inline struct usb_bus *hcd_to_bus (struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	return &hcd->self;
 }
 
-
-// urb.hcpriv is really hardware-specific
+static inline struct usb_hcd *bus_to_hcd (struct usb_bus *bus)
+{
+	return container_of(bus, struct usb_hcd, self);
+}
 
 struct hcd_timeout {	/* timeouts we allocate */
 	struct list_head	timeout_list;
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ extern int usb_hcd_get_frame_number (struct usb_device *udev);
 
 extern struct usb_hcd *usb_create_hcd (const struct hc_driver *driver,
 		struct device *dev, char *bus_name);
+extern struct usb_hcd *usb_get_hcd (struct usb_hcd *hcd);
 extern void usb_put_hcd (struct usb_hcd *hcd);
 extern int usb_add_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 		unsigned int irqnum, unsigned long irqflags);
@@ -356,9 +360,6 @@ extern struct list_head usb_bus_list;
 extern struct mutex usb_bus_list_lock;
 extern wait_queue_head_t usb_kill_urb_queue;
 
-extern struct usb_bus *usb_bus_get (struct usb_bus *bus);
-extern void usb_bus_put (struct usb_bus *bus);
-
 extern void usb_enable_root_hub_irq (struct usb_bus *bus);
 
 extern int usb_find_interface_driver (struct usb_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 7ab9d29215f8..b0c0a993338f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static void usb_release_dev(struct device *dev)
 	udev = to_usb_device(dev);
 
 	usb_destroy_configuration(udev);
-	usb_bus_put(udev->bus);
+	usb_put_hcd(bus_to_hcd(udev->bus));
 	kfree(udev->product);
 	kfree(udev->manufacturer);
 	kfree(udev->serial);
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ usb_alloc_dev(struct usb_device *parent, struct usb_bus *bus, unsigned port1)
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
-	bus = usb_bus_get(bus);
-	if (!bus) {
+	if (!usb_get_hcd(bus_to_hcd(bus))) {
 		kfree(dev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/dummy_hcd.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/dummy_hcd.c
index 7d1c22c34957..fdab97a27c08 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/dummy_hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/dummy_hcd.c
@@ -889,11 +889,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL (net2280_set_fifo_mode);
 static void
 dummy_gadget_release (struct device *dev)
 {
-#if 0		/* usb_bus_put isn't EXPORTed! */
 	struct dummy	*dum = gadget_dev_to_dummy (dev);
 
-	usb_bus_put (&dummy_to_hcd (dum)->self);
-#endif
+	usb_put_hcd (dummy_to_hcd (dum));
 }
 
 static int dummy_udc_probe (struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -915,9 +913,7 @@ static int dummy_udc_probe (struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
 
-#if 0		/* usb_bus_get isn't EXPORTed! */
-	usb_bus_get (&dummy_to_hcd (dum)->self);
-#endif
+	usb_get_hcd (dummy_to_hcd (dum));
 
 	platform_set_drvdata (pdev, dum);
 	device_create_file (&dum->gadget.dev, &dev_attr_function);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
index 65ac9fef3a7c..215ce6d06394 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ show_async (struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
 	*buf = 0;
 
 	bus = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
-	hcd = bus->hcpriv;
+	hcd = bus_to_hcd(bus);
 	ehci = hcd_to_ehci (hcd);
 	next = buf;
 	size = PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ show_periodic (struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
 	seen_count = 0;
 
 	bus = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
-	hcd = bus->hcpriv;
+	hcd = bus_to_hcd(bus);
 	ehci = hcd_to_ehci (hcd);
 	next = buf;
 	size = PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ show_registers (struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
 	static char		label [] = "";
 
 	bus = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
-	hcd = bus->hcpriv;
+	hcd = bus_to_hcd(bus);
 	ehci = hcd_to_ehci (hcd);
 	next = buf;
 	size = PAGE_SIZE;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-dbg.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-dbg.c
index da52609a9290..534d07dcb824 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-dbg.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ show_async (struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
 	unsigned long		flags;
 
 	bus = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
-	hcd = bus->hcpriv;
+	hcd = bus_to_hcd(bus);
 	ohci = hcd_to_ohci(hcd);
 
 	/* display control and bulk lists together, for simplicity */
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ show_periodic (struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
 	seen_count = 0;
 
 	bus = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
-	hcd = bus->hcpriv;
+	hcd = bus_to_hcd(bus);
 	ohci = hcd_to_ohci(hcd);
 	next = buf;
 	size = PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ show_registers (struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
 	u32			rdata;
 
 	bus = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
-	hcd = bus->hcpriv;
+	hcd = bus_to_hcd(bus);
 	ohci = hcd_to_ohci(hcd);
 	regs = ohci->regs;
 	next = buf;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/mon/mon_main.c b/drivers/usb/mon/mon_main.c
index 275a66f83058..e0ed36cdfd8b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/mon/mon_main.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/mon/mon_main.c
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ static void mon_dissolve(struct mon_bus *mbus, struct usb_bus *ubus)
 	ubus->mon_bus = NULL;
 	mbus->u_bus = NULL;
 	mb();
-	// usb_bus_put(ubus);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -297,10 +296,9 @@ static void mon_bus_init(struct dentry *mondir, struct usb_bus *ubus)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mbus->r_list);
 
 	/*
-	 * This usb_bus_get here is superfluous, because we receive
-	 * a notification if usb_bus is about to be removed.
+	 * We don't need to take a reference to ubus, because we receive
+	 * a notification if the bus is about to be removed.
 	 */
-	// usb_bus_get(ubus);
 	mbus->u_bus = ubus;
 	ubus->mon_bus = mbus;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index 09661759621f..c66303285a45 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ struct usb_bus {
 	struct usb_devmap devmap;	/* device address allocation map */
 	struct usb_device *root_hub;	/* Root hub */
 	struct list_head bus_list;	/* list of busses */
-	void *hcpriv;                   /* Host Controller private data */
 
 	int bandwidth_allocated;	/* on this bus: how much of the time
 					 * reserved for periodic (intr/iso)
@@ -295,8 +294,6 @@ struct usb_bus {
 	struct dentry *usbfs_dentry;	/* usbfs dentry entry for the bus */
 
 	struct class_device *class_dev;	/* class device for this bus */
-	struct kref kref;		/* reference counting for this bus */
-	void (*release)(struct usb_bus *bus);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_USB_MON)
 	struct mon_bus *mon_bus;	/* non-null when associated */