diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
index 3b4a2e76923096e42103e94e5e678696b493a0e6..f2aaec0f77c8d4cc0e59023da747c4feef4a069c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-video.c
@@ -959,15 +959,8 @@ int usbtv_video_init(struct usbtv *usbtv)
 
 void usbtv_video_free(struct usbtv *usbtv)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&usbtv->vb2q_lock);
-	mutex_lock(&usbtv->v4l2_lock);
-
-	usbtv_stop(usbtv);
 	vb2_video_unregister_device(&usbtv->vdev);
 	v4l2_device_disconnect(&usbtv->v4l2_dev);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&usbtv->v4l2_lock);
-	mutex_unlock(&usbtv->vb2q_lock);
-
 	v4l2_device_put(&usbtv->v4l2_dev);
 }