diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-serial.c b/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
index dd0a608bff..2fc8a3b136 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-serial.c
@@ -410,13 +410,6 @@ static void usb_serial_handle_data(USBDevice *dev, USBPacket *p)
     }
 }
 
-static void usb_serial_handle_destroy(USBDevice *dev)
-{
-    USBSerialState *s = (USBSerialState *)dev;
-
-    qemu_chr_add_handlers(s->cs, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-}
-
 static int usb_serial_can_read(void *opaque)
 {
     USBSerialState *s = opaque;
@@ -595,7 +588,6 @@ static void usb_serial_class_initfn(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     uc->handle_reset   = usb_serial_handle_reset;
     uc->handle_control = usb_serial_handle_control;
     uc->handle_data    = usb_serial_handle_data;
-    uc->handle_destroy = usb_serial_handle_destroy;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_usb_serial;
     dc->props = serial_properties;
 }
@@ -623,7 +615,6 @@ static void usb_braille_class_initfn(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     uc->handle_reset   = usb_serial_handle_reset;
     uc->handle_control = usb_serial_handle_control;
     uc->handle_data    = usb_serial_handle_data;
-    uc->handle_destroy = usb_serial_handle_destroy;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_usb_serial;
     dc->props = braille_properties;
 }