if (alt > 1)
                        goto fail;
 
-               if (obex->port.in->driver_data) {
+               if (obex->port.in->enabled) {
                        dev_dbg(&cdev->gadget->dev,
                                "reset obex ttyGS%d\n", obex->port_num);
                        gserial_disconnect(&obex->port);
        if (!ep)
                goto fail;
        obex->port.in = ep;
-       ep->driver_data = cdev; /* claim */
 
        ep = usb_ep_autoconfig(cdev->gadget, &obex_fs_ep_out_desc);
        if (!ep)
                goto fail;
        obex->port.out = ep;
-       ep->driver_data = cdev; /* claim */
 
        /* support all relevant hardware speeds... we expect that when
         * hardware is dual speed, all bulk-capable endpoints work at
        return 0;
 
 fail:
-       /* we might as well release our claims on endpoints */
-       if (obex->port.out)
-               obex->port.out->driver_data = NULL;
-       if (obex->port.in)
-               obex->port.in->driver_data = NULL;
-
        ERROR(cdev, "%s/%p: can't bind, err %d\n", f->name, f, status);
 
        return status;