diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-cns3xxx/cns3420vb.c b/arch/arm/mach-cns3xxx/cns3420vb.c
index 8a00cee8222..ae305397003 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-cns3xxx/cns3420vb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-cns3xxx/cns3420vb.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ static void csn3xxx_usb_power_off(struct platform_device *pdev)
 }
 
 static struct usb_ehci_pdata cns3xxx_usb_ehci_pdata = {
-	.port_power_off	= 1,
 	.power_on	= csn3xxx_usb_power_on,
 	.power_off	= csn3xxx_usb_power_off,
 };
diff --git a/arch/mips/ath79/dev-usb.c b/arch/mips/ath79/dev-usb.c
index 072bb9be230..bd2bc108e1b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ath79/dev-usb.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ath79/dev-usb.c
@@ -50,13 +50,11 @@ static u64 ath79_ehci_dmamask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
 
 static struct usb_ehci_pdata ath79_ehci_pdata_v1 = {
 	.has_synopsys_hc_bug	= 1,
-	.port_power_off		= 1,
 };
 
 static struct usb_ehci_pdata ath79_ehci_pdata_v2 = {
 	.caps_offset		= 0x100,
 	.has_tt			= 1,
-	.port_power_off		= 1,
 };
 
 static struct platform_device ath79_ehci_device = {
diff --git a/arch/mips/loongson1/common/platform.c b/arch/mips/loongson1/common/platform.c
index 2874bf22441..0412ad61e29 100644
--- a/arch/mips/loongson1/common/platform.c
+++ b/arch/mips/loongson1/common/platform.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ static struct resource ls1x_ehci_resources[] = {
 };
 
 static struct usb_ehci_pdata ls1x_ehci_pdata = {
-	.port_power_off	= 1,
 };
 
 struct platform_device ls1x_ehci_device = {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c
index ebff9f4f56e..ebc041ff9cd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c
@@ -31,22 +31,6 @@
 #include "bits.h"
 #include "host.h"
 
-static int ci_ehci_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
-{
-	struct ehci_hcd *ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
-	int ret;
-
-	hcd->has_tt = 1;
-
-	ret = ehci_setup(hcd);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 0);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static const struct hc_driver ci_ehci_hc_driver = {
 	.description	= "ehci_hcd",
 	.product_desc	= "ChipIdea HDRC EHCI",
@@ -61,7 +45,7 @@ static const struct hc_driver ci_ehci_hc_driver = {
 	/*
 	 * basic lifecycle operations
 	 */
-	.reset		= ci_ehci_setup,
+	.reset		= ehci_setup,
 	.start		= ehci_run,
 	.stop		= ehci_stop,
 	.shutdown	= ehci_shutdown,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-atmel.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-atmel.c
index 411bb74152e..d23321ec0e4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-atmel.c
@@ -53,18 +53,11 @@ static void atmel_stop_ehci(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int ehci_atmel_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 {
 	struct ehci_hcd *ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
-	int retval;
 
 	/* registers start at offset 0x0 */
 	ehci->caps = hcd->regs;
 
-	retval = ehci_setup(hcd);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
-
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 0);
-
-	return retval;
+	return ehci_setup(hcd);
 }
 
 static const struct hc_driver ehci_atmel_hc_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
index 0d2f35ca93f..fd9b5424b86 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-fsl.c
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ static int ehci_fsl_reinit(struct ehci_hcd *ehci)
 {
 	if (ehci_fsl_usb_setup(ehci))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-grlib.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-grlib.c
index 3180cb3624d..da4269550fb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-grlib.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-grlib.c
@@ -34,22 +34,6 @@
 
 #define GRUSBHC_HCIVERSION 0x0100 /* Known value of cap. reg. HCIVERSION */
 
-/* called during probe() after chip reset completes */
-static int ehci_grlib_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
-{
-	struct ehci_hcd	*ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
-	int		retval;
-
-	retval = ehci_setup(hcd);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
-
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 1);
-
-	return retval;
-}
-
-
 static const struct hc_driver ehci_grlib_hc_driver = {
 	.description		= hcd_name,
 	.product_desc		= "GRLIB GRUSBHC EHCI",
@@ -64,7 +48,7 @@ static const struct hc_driver ehci_grlib_hc_driver = {
 	/*
 	 * basic lifecycle operations
 	 */
-	.reset			= ehci_grlib_setup,
+	.reset			= ehci_setup,
 	.start			= ehci_run,
 	.stop			= ehci_stop,
 	.shutdown		= ehci_shutdown,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index 68dd1c99b1f..ab4a769a410 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -371,24 +371,6 @@ static void ehci_shutdown(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	hrtimer_cancel(&ehci->hrtimer);
 }
 
-static void ehci_port_power (struct ehci_hcd *ehci, int is_on)
-{
-	unsigned port;
-
-	if (!HCS_PPC (ehci->hcs_params))
-		return;
-
-	ehci_dbg (ehci, "...power%s ports...\n", is_on ? "up" : "down");
-	for (port = HCS_N_PORTS (ehci->hcs_params); port > 0; )
-		(void) ehci_hub_control(ehci_to_hcd(ehci),
-				is_on ? SetPortFeature : ClearPortFeature,
-				USB_PORT_FEAT_POWER,
-				port--, NULL, 0);
-	/* Flush those writes */
-	ehci_readl(ehci, &ehci->regs->command);
-	msleep(20);
-}
-
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /*
@@ -1184,9 +1166,6 @@ static int __maybe_unused ehci_resume(struct usb_hcd *hcd, bool hibernated)
 	ehci->rh_state = EHCI_RH_SUSPENDED;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&ehci->lock);
 
-	/* here we "know" root ports should always stay powered */
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 1);
-
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
index a2c56cdd2c3..a59c61fea09 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
@@ -56,6 +56,19 @@ static void ehci_handover_companion_ports(struct ehci_hcd *ehci)
 	if (!ehci->owned_ports)
 		return;
 
+	/* Make sure the ports are powered */
+	port = HCS_N_PORTS(ehci->hcs_params);
+	while (port--) {
+		if (test_bit(port, &ehci->owned_ports)) {
+			reg = &ehci->regs->port_status[port];
+			status = ehci_readl(ehci, reg) & ~PORT_RWC_BITS;
+			if (!(status & PORT_POWER)) {
+				status |= PORT_POWER;
+				ehci_writel(ehci, status, reg);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Give the connections some time to appear */
 	msleep(20);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-msm.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-msm.c
index 4af4dc5b618..7fa1ba4de78 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-msm.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ static int ehci_msm_reset(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	/* Disable streaming mode and select host mode */
 	writel(0x13, USB_USBMODE);
 
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 1);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-mxc.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-mxc.c
index 4a08fc0b27c..a37224a4a49 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-mxc.c
@@ -40,16 +40,10 @@ struct ehci_mxc_priv {
 static int ehci_mxc_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 {
 	struct ehci_hcd *ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
-	int retval;
 
 	hcd->has_tt = 1;
 
-	retval = ehci_setup(hcd);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
-
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 0);
-	return 0;
+	return ehci_setup(hcd);
 }
 
 static const struct hc_driver ehci_mxc_hc_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-octeon.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-octeon.c
index ba26957abf4..a89750fff4f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-octeon.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-octeon.c
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ static int ehci_octeon_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, hcd);
 
-	/* root ports should always stay powered */
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 1);
-
 	return 0;
 err3:
 	ehci_octeon_stop();
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
index d7fe287d067..44e7d0f638e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ static int omap_ehci_init(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 			gpio_set_value_cansleep(pdata->reset_gpio_port[1], 1);
 	}
 
-	/* root ports should always stay powered */
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 1);
-
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c
index 9c2717d6673..96da679bece 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-orion.c
@@ -101,20 +101,6 @@ static void orion_usb_phy_v1_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	wrl(USB_MODE, 0x13);
 }
 
-static int ehci_orion_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
-{
-	struct ehci_hcd *ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
-	int retval;
-
-	retval = ehci_setup(hcd);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
-
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 0);
-
-	return retval;
-}
-
 static const struct hc_driver ehci_orion_hc_driver = {
 	.description = hcd_name,
 	.product_desc = "Marvell Orion EHCI",
@@ -129,7 +115,7 @@ static const struct hc_driver ehci_orion_hc_driver = {
 	/*
 	 * basic lifecycle operations
 	 */
-	.reset = ehci_orion_setup,
+	.reset = ehci_setup,
 	.start = ehci_run,
 	.stop = ehci_stop,
 	.shutdown = ehci_shutdown,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
index e17330ae0ae..c92dcaee0d4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ static int ehci_pci_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		ehci_warn(ehci, "selective suspend/wakeup unavailable\n");
 #endif
 
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 1);
 	retval = ehci_pci_reinit(ehci, pdev);
 done:
 	return retval;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-platform.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-platform.c
index 272728c48c9..6e6c23bdb48 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-platform.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-platform.c
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ static int ehci_platform_reset(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 
 	if (pdata->no_io_watchdog)
 		ehci->need_io_watchdog = 0;
-	if (pdata->port_power_on)
-		ehci_port_power(ehci, 1);
-	if (pdata->port_power_off)
-		ehci_port_power(ehci, 0);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pmcmsp.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pmcmsp.c
index 087aee2a904..363890ee41d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pmcmsp.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pmcmsp.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ static int ehci_msp_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		return retval;
 
 	usb_hcd_tdi_set_mode(ehci);
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 0);
 
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sh.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sh.c
index 6081e1ed3ac..0c90a24fa98 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sh.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sh.c
@@ -21,17 +21,10 @@ struct ehci_sh_priv {
 static int ehci_sh_reset(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 {
 	struct ehci_hcd	*ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
-	int ret;
 
 	ehci->caps = hcd->regs;
 
-	ret = ehci_setup(hcd);
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		return ret;
-
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 0);
-
-	return ret;
+	return ehci_setup(hcd);
 }
 
 static const struct hc_driver ehci_sh_hc_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-spear.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-spear.c
index c718a065e15..719ca48a471 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-spear.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-spear.c
@@ -37,18 +37,11 @@ static void spear_stop_ehci(struct spear_ehci *ehci)
 static int ehci_spear_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 {
 	struct ehci_hcd *ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
-	int retval = 0;
 
 	/* registers start at offset 0x0 */
 	ehci->caps = hcd->regs;
 
-	retval = ehci_setup(hcd);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
-
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 0);
-
-	return retval;
+	return ehci_setup(hcd);
 }
 
 static const struct hc_driver ehci_spear_hc_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c
index 2de089001ae..94ee3212094 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ static void tegra_ehci_shutdown(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 static int tegra_ehci_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 {
 	struct ehci_hcd *ehci = hcd_to_ehci(hcd);
-	int retval;
 
 	/* EHCI registers start at offset 0x100 */
 	ehci->caps = hcd->regs + 0x100;
@@ -288,12 +287,7 @@ static int tegra_ehci_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	/* switch to host mode */
 	hcd->has_tt = 1;
 
-	retval = ehci_setup(hcd);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
-
-	ehci_port_power(ehci, 1);
-	return retval;
+	return ehci_setup(hcd);
 }
 
 struct dma_aligned_buffer {
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/ehci_pdriver.h b/include/linux/usb/ehci_pdriver.h
index 67ac74bde6d..99238b096f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/ehci_pdriver.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/ehci_pdriver.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ struct usb_ehci_pdata {
 	unsigned	has_synopsys_hc_bug:1;
 	unsigned	big_endian_desc:1;
 	unsigned	big_endian_mmio:1;
-	unsigned	port_power_on:1;
-	unsigned	port_power_off:1;
 	unsigned	no_io_watchdog:1;
 
 	/* Turn on all power and clocks */