diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index 01c4805986f2..fe960ddbde71 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -349,37 +349,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int spufs_rmgang(struct inode *root, struct dentry *dir)
-{
-	/* FIXME: this fails if the dir is not empty,
-	          which causes a leak of gangs. */
-	return simple_rmdir(root, dir);
-}
-
-static int spufs_gang_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	struct inode *parent;
-	struct dentry *dir;
-	int ret;
-
-	dir = file->f_path.dentry;
-	parent = dir->d_parent->d_inode;
-
-	ret = spufs_rmgang(parent, dir);
-	WARN_ON(ret);
-
-	return dcache_dir_close(inode, file);
-}
-
-const struct file_operations spufs_gang_fops = {
-	.open		= dcache_dir_open,
-	.release	= spufs_gang_close,
-	.llseek		= dcache_dir_lseek,
-	.read		= generic_read_dir,
-	.readdir	= dcache_readdir,
-	.fsync		= simple_sync_file,
-};
-
 static int
 spufs_mkgang(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 {
@@ -407,7 +376,6 @@ spufs_mkgang(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-	dget(dentry);
 	dir->i_nlink++;
 	dentry->d_inode->i_nlink++;
 	return ret;
@@ -437,7 +405,7 @@ static int spufs_gang_open(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	filp->f_op = &spufs_gang_fops;
+	filp->f_op = &simple_dir_operations;
 	fd_install(ret, filp);
 out:
 	return ret;
@@ -458,8 +426,10 @@ static int spufs_create_gang(struct inode *inode,
 	 * in error path of *_open().
 	 */
 	ret = spufs_gang_open(dget(dentry), mntget(mnt));
-	if (ret < 0)
-		WARN_ON(spufs_rmgang(inode, dentry));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		int err = simple_rmdir(inode, dentry);
+		WARN_ON(err);
+	}
 
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);