diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
index aea861e9173e..5b464811fa4d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c
@@ -861,22 +861,6 @@ int usb_serial_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	serial->num_interrupt_in = num_interrupt_in;
 	serial->num_interrupt_out = num_interrupt_out;
 
-#if 0
-	/* check that the device meets the driver's requirements */
-	if ((type->num_interrupt_in != NUM_DONT_CARE &&
-				type->num_interrupt_in != num_interrupt_in)
-			|| (type->num_interrupt_out != NUM_DONT_CARE &&
-				type->num_interrupt_out != num_interrupt_out)
-			|| (type->num_bulk_in != NUM_DONT_CARE &&
-				type->num_bulk_in != num_bulk_in)
-			|| (type->num_bulk_out != NUM_DONT_CARE &&
-				type->num_bulk_out != num_bulk_out)) {
-		dbg("wrong number of endpoints");
-		kfree(serial);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	/* found all that we need */
 	dev_info(&interface->dev, "%s converter detected\n",
 			type->description);
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/serial.h b/include/linux/usb/serial.h
index f1b7434a96bf..8f891cbaf9ab 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/serial.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/serial.h
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ struct usb_serial {
 };
 #define to_usb_serial(d) container_of(d, struct usb_serial, kref)
 
-#define NUM_DONT_CARE	99
-
 /* get and set the serial private data pointer helper functions */
 static inline void *usb_get_serial_data(struct usb_serial *serial)
 {
@@ -164,18 +162,6 @@ static inline void usb_set_serial_data(struct usb_serial *serial, void *data)
  *	used in the syslog messages when a device is inserted or removed.
  * @id_table: pointer to a list of usb_device_id structures that define all
  *	of the devices this structure can support.
- * @num_interrupt_in: If a device doesn't have this many interrupt-in
- *	endpoints, it won't be sent to the driver's attach() method.
- *	(But it might still be sent to the probe() method.)
- * @num_interrupt_out: If a device doesn't have this many interrupt-out
- *	endpoints, it won't be sent to the driver's attach() method.
- *	(But it might still be sent to the probe() method.)
- * @num_bulk_in: If a device doesn't have this many bulk-in
- *	endpoints, it won't be sent to the driver's attach() method.
- *	(But it might still be sent to the probe() method.)
- * @num_bulk_out: If a device doesn't have this many bulk-out
- *	endpoints, it won't be sent to the driver's attach() method.
- *	(But it might still be sent to the probe() method.)
  * @num_ports: the number of different ports this device will have.
  * @calc_num_ports: pointer to a function to determine how many ports this
  *	device has dynamically.  It will be called after the probe()
@@ -211,10 +197,6 @@ static inline void usb_set_serial_data(struct usb_serial *serial, void *data)
 struct usb_serial_driver {
 	const char *description;
 	const struct usb_device_id *id_table;
-	char	num_interrupt_in;
-	char	num_interrupt_out;
-	char	num_bulk_in;
-	char	num_bulk_out;
 	char	num_ports;
 
 	struct list_head	driver_list;