diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index 30d1ae3..ff8ef2d 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@
  *	access from userspace
  * @usbfs_dentry: usbfs dentry entry for the device
  * @maxchild: number of ports if hub
- * @children: child devices - USB devices that are attached to this hub
  * @quirks: quirks of the whole device
  * @urbnum: number of URBs submitted for the whole device
  * @active_duration: total time device is not suspended
@@ -543,7 +542,6 @@
 	struct list_head filelist;
 
 	int maxchild;
-	struct usb_device **children;
 
 	u32 quirks;
 	atomic_t urbnum;
@@ -572,6 +570,19 @@
 
 extern struct usb_device *usb_get_dev(struct usb_device *dev);
 extern void usb_put_dev(struct usb_device *dev);
+extern struct usb_device *usb_hub_find_child(struct usb_device *hdev,
+	int port1);
+
+/**
+ * usb_hub_for_each_child - iterate over all child devices on the hub
+ * @hdev:  USB device belonging to the usb hub
+ * @port1: portnum associated with child device
+ * @child: child device pointer
+ */
+#define usb_hub_for_each_child(hdev, port1, child) \
+	for (port1 = 1,	child =	usb_hub_find_child(hdev, port1); \
+		port1 <= hdev->maxchild; \
+		child = usb_hub_find_child(hdev, ++port1))
 
 /* USB device locking */
 #define usb_lock_device(udev)		device_lock(&(udev)->dev)