diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
index e2cdebf..61af9bb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
@@ -386,19 +386,11 @@
 	return count;
 }
 
-static int default_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	if (inode->i_private)
-		file->private_data = inode->i_private;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* File operations for all UBI debugfs files */
 static const struct file_operations dfs_fops = {
 	.read   = dfs_file_read,
 	.write  = dfs_file_write,
-	.open   = default_open,
+	.open	= simple_open,
 	.llseek = no_llseek,
 	.owner  = THIS_MODULE,
 };