diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ohci.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ohci.c
index 095eec93b0..51af9504fe 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ohci.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/ohci.c
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ ohci_init (pcidev_t addr)
 	controller->devices[0]->controller = controller;
 	controller->devices[0]->init = ohci_rh_init;
 	controller->devices[0]->init (controller->devices[0]);
-	ohci_reset (controller);
 	return controller;
 }
 
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/xhci.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/xhci.c
index f784686b69..d5ee134041 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/xhci.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/usb/xhci.c
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ xhci_init (pcidev_t addr)
 	controller->devices[0]->init = xhci_rh_init;
 	controller->devices[0]->init (controller->devices[0]);
 
-	xhci_reset (controller);
 	return controller;
 }