err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_KERNEL);
                if (err) {
-                       if (err == -ENODEV)
-                               netif_device_detach(dev->netdev);
-
                        usb_unanchor_urb(urb);
                        usb_free_coherent(dev->udev, RX_BUFFER_SIZE, buf,
                                          urb->transfer_dma);
 
        err = usb_submit_urb(dev->intr_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (err) {
-               if (err == -ENODEV)
-                       netif_device_detach(dev->netdev);
-
                dev_warn(netdev->dev.parent, "intr URB submit failed: %d\n",
                         err);
 
        return 0;
 
 failed:
-       if (err == -ENODEV)
-               netif_device_detach(dev->netdev);
-
        dev_warn(netdev->dev.parent, "couldn't submit control: %d\n", err);
 
        return err;