__u8 shadowMCR;         /* last MCR value received */
        char open;
        char open_ports;
-       char zombie;
        wait_queue_head_t wait_chase;   /* for handling sleeping while waiting for chase to finish */
        wait_queue_head_t delta_msr_wait;       /* for handling sleeping while waiting for msr change to happen */
        int delta_msr_cond;
                                        wreg = MODEM_STATUS_REGISTER;
                                        break;
                                }
-                               spin_lock(&mos7840_port->pool_lock);
-                               if (!mos7840_port->zombie) {
-                                       rv = mos7840_get_reg(mos7840_port, wval, wreg, &Data);
-                               } else {
-                                       spin_unlock(&mos7840_port->pool_lock);
-                                       return;
-                               }
-                               spin_unlock(&mos7840_port->pool_lock);
+                               rv = mos7840_get_reg(mos7840_port, wval, wreg, &Data);
                        }
                }
        }
                mos7840_port = mos7840_get_port_private(serial->port[i]);
                dbg ("mos7840_port %d = %p", i, mos7840_port);
                if (mos7840_port) {
-                       spin_lock_irqsave(&mos7840_port->pool_lock, flags);
-                       mos7840_port->zombie = 1;
-                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mos7840_port->pool_lock, flags);
                        usb_kill_urb(mos7840_port->control_urb);
                }
        }