return ret;
 }
 
-static int ir_lirc_open(void *data)
-{
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static void ir_lirc_close(void *data)
-{
-       return;
-}
-
 static const struct file_operations lirc_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .write          = ir_lirc_transmit_ir,
        drv->features = features;
        drv->data = &dev->raw->lirc;
        drv->rbuf = NULL;
-       drv->set_use_inc = &ir_lirc_open;
-       drv->set_use_dec = &ir_lirc_close;
+       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;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int set_use_inc(void *data)
-{
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static void set_use_dec(void *data)
-{
-}
-
 /* safe read of a uint32 (always network byte order) */
 static int read_uint32(unsigned char **data,
                                     unsigned char *endp, unsigned int *val)
        .buffer_size    = BUFLEN / 2,
        .sample_rate    = 0, /* tell lirc_dev to not start its own kthread */
        .chunk_size     = 2,
-       .set_use_inc    = set_use_inc,
-       .set_use_dec    = set_use_dec,
        .fops           = &lirc_fops,
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 };