diff --git a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
index a877ddbbe826..43142c3d94d7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/common/ulpi.c
@@ -21,16 +21,12 @@
 
 int ulpi_read(struct ulpi *ulpi, u8 addr)
 {
-	if (!ulpi->ops->read_dev)
-		return ulpi->ops->read(ulpi->ops, addr);
 	return ulpi->ops->read_dev(ulpi->dev.parent, addr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ulpi_read);
 
 int ulpi_write(struct ulpi *ulpi, u8 addr, u8 val)
 {
-	if (!ulpi->ops->write_dev)
-		return ulpi->ops->write(ulpi->ops, addr, val);
 	return ulpi->ops->write_dev(ulpi->dev.parent, addr, val);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ulpi_write);
diff --git a/include/linux/ulpi/interface.h b/include/linux/ulpi/interface.h
index d8189d08eddb..71f3c99771aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/ulpi/interface.h
+++ b/include/linux/ulpi/interface.h
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ struct ulpi;
  */
 struct ulpi_ops {
 	struct device *dev;
-	int (*read)(struct ulpi_ops *ops, u8 addr);
-	int (*write)(struct ulpi_ops *ops, u8 addr, u8 val);
 	int (*read_dev)(struct device *dev, u8 addr);
 	int (*write_dev)(struct device *dev, u8 addr, u8 val);
 };