diff --git a/drivers/base/power/resume.c b/drivers/base/power/resume.c
index 99679e7a6cc6..0c9610688542 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/resume.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/resume.c
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ void dpm_resume(void)
 		list_move_tail(entry, &dpm_active);
 
 		mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
-		if (!dev->power.prev_state.event)
-			resume_device(dev);
+		resume_device(dev);
 		mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 		put_device(dev);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/suspend.c b/drivers/base/power/suspend.c
index af2cedfbc1b4..5178b0fbd82e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/suspend.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/suspend.c
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ int suspend_device(struct device * dev, pm_message_t state)
 			dev->parent->power.power_state.event);
 	}
 
-	dev->power.prev_state = dev->power.power_state;
-
 	if (dev->class && dev->class->suspend && !dev->power.power_state.event) {
 		suspend_device_dbg(dev, state, "class ");
 		error = dev->class->suspend(dev, state);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 24f10a19dbdb..a9cf8b30bccc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -1109,11 +1109,6 @@ void usb_root_hub_lost_power(struct usb_device *rhdev)
 
 	dev_warn(&rhdev->dev, "root hub lost power or was reset\n");
 
-	/* Make sure no potential wakeup events get lost,
-	 * by forcing the root hub to be resumed.
-	 */
-	rhdev->dev.power.prev_state.event = PM_EVENT_ON;
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&device_state_lock, flags);
 	hub = hdev_to_hub(rhdev);
 	for (port1 = 1; port1 <= rhdev->maxchild; ++port1) {
diff --git a/include/linux/pm.h b/include/linux/pm.h
index 6e7f06671683..273781c82e4d 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm.h
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ struct dev_pm_info {
 	unsigned		can_wakeup:1;
 #ifdef	CONFIG_PM
 	unsigned		should_wakeup:1;
-	pm_message_t		prev_state;
 	struct list_head	entry;
 #endif
 };