diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/console.c b/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
index bfad2cd39bf3954cccaba331e99c36715f8ba8f0..c69bb50d46635dfb2148f580739f99b46c5602dc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/console.c
@@ -151,11 +151,7 @@ static int usb_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
 
 		/* only call the device specific open if this
 		 * is the first time the port is opened */
-		if (serial->type->open)
-			retval = serial->type->open(NULL, port);
-		else
-			retval = usb_serial_generic_open(NULL, port);
-
+		retval = serial->type->open(NULL, port);
 		if (retval) {
 			dev_err(&port->dev, "could not open USB console port\n");
 			goto fail;
@@ -230,20 +226,12 @@ static void usb_console_write(struct console *co,
 		}
 		/* pass on to the driver specific version of this function if
 		   it is available */
-		if (serial->type->write)
-			retval = serial->type->write(NULL, port, buf, i);
-		else
-			retval = usb_serial_generic_write(NULL, port, buf, i);
+		retval = serial->type->write(NULL, port, buf, i);
 		dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s - write: %d\n", __func__, retval);
 		if (lf) {
 			/* append CR after LF */
 			unsigned char cr = 13;
-			if (serial->type->write)
-				retval = serial->type->write(NULL,
-								port, &cr, 1);
-			else
-				retval = usb_serial_generic_write(NULL,
-								port, &cr, 1);
+			retval = serial->type->write(NULL, port, &cr, 1);
 			dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s - write cr: %d\n",
 							__func__, retval);
 		}