diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index 5a2bf9f63cd7b..fe13dd07cc2a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -319,10 +319,8 @@ static bool rt2x00usb_kick_tx_entry(struct queue_entry *entry, void *data)
 			  entry->skb->data, length,
 			  rt2x00usb_interrupt_txdone, entry);
 
-	usb_anchor_urb(entry_priv->urb, rt2x00dev->anchor);
 	status = usb_submit_urb(entry_priv->urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (status) {
-		usb_unanchor_urb(entry_priv->urb);
 		if (status == -ENODEV)
 			clear_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags);
 		set_bit(ENTRY_DATA_IO_FAILED, &entry->flags);
@@ -410,10 +408,8 @@ static bool rt2x00usb_kick_rx_entry(struct queue_entry *entry, void *data)
 			  entry->skb->data, entry->skb->len,
 			  rt2x00usb_interrupt_rxdone, entry);
 
-	usb_anchor_urb(entry_priv->urb, rt2x00dev->anchor);
 	status = usb_submit_urb(entry_priv->urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (status) {
-		usb_unanchor_urb(entry_priv->urb);
 		if (status == -ENODEV)
 			clear_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags);
 		set_bit(ENTRY_DATA_IO_FAILED, &entry->flags);