drv->features = features;
        drv->data = &dev->raw->lirc;
        drv->rbuf = NULL;
-       drv->set_use_inc = NULL;
-       drv->set_use_dec = NULL;
        drv->code_length = sizeof(struct ir_raw_event) * 8;
        drv->chunk_size = sizeof(int);
        drv->buffer_size = LIRCBUF_SIZE;
 
                wake_up_interruptible(&ir->buf->wait_poll);
        }
 
-       mutex_lock(&ir->irctl_lock);
-
-       if (ir->d.set_use_dec)
-               ir->d.set_use_dec(ir->d.data);
-
-       mutex_unlock(&ir->irctl_lock);
        mutex_unlock(&lirc_dev_lock);
 
        device_del(&ir->dev);
                        goto error;
        }
 
+       if (ir->buf)
+               lirc_buffer_clear(ir->buf);
+
+       if (ir->task)
+               wake_up_process(ir->task);
+
        ir->open++;
-       if (ir->d.set_use_inc)
-               retval = ir->d.set_use_inc(ir->d.data);
-       if (retval) {
-               ir->open--;
-       } else {
-               if (ir->buf)
-                       lirc_buffer_clear(ir->buf);
-               if (ir->task)
-                       wake_up_process(ir->task);
-       }
 
 error:
        nonseekable_open(inode, file);
        rc_close(ir->d.rdev);
 
        ir->open--;
-       if (ir->d.set_use_dec)
-               ir->d.set_use_dec(ir->d.data);
        if (!ret)
                mutex_unlock(&lirc_dev_lock);
 
 
  *                     have to write to the buffer by other means, like irq's
  *                     (see also lirc_serial.c).
  *
- * @set_use_inc:       set_use_inc will be called after device is opened
- *
- * @set_use_dec:       set_use_dec will be called after device is closed
- *
  * @rdev:              Pointed to struct rc_dev associated with the LIRC
  *                     device.
  *
        int max_timeout;
        int (*add_to_buf)(void *data, struct lirc_buffer *buf);
        struct lirc_buffer *rbuf;
-       int (*set_use_inc)(void *data);
-       void (*set_use_dec)(void *data);
        struct rc_dev *rdev;
        const struct file_operations *fops;
        struct device *dev;