diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 5776f079f740..cc247e9e1f4c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b2d0bf711f94969394a9c4a2f8923c286803cd34
+refs/heads/master: 4480c008047d72a7d40e1e7fdc1d3b420ebcb955
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c b/trunk/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c
index 086fa321677a..c69f0b72b352 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ struct ems_tx_urb_context {
 
 struct ems_usb {
 	struct can_priv can; /* must be the first member */
-	int open_time;
 
 	struct sk_buff *echo_skb[MAX_TX_URBS];
 
@@ -728,7 +727,6 @@ static int ems_usb_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	dev->open_time = jiffies;
 
 	netif_start_queue(netdev);
 
@@ -878,8 +876,6 @@ static int ems_usb_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	close_candev(netdev);
 
-	dev->open_time = 0;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -905,9 +901,6 @@ static int ems_usb_set_mode(struct net_device *netdev, enum can_mode mode)
 {
 	struct ems_usb *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
-	if (!dev->open_time)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	switch (mode) {
 	case CAN_MODE_START:
 		if (ems_usb_write_mode(dev, SJA1000_MOD_NORMAL))