diff --git a/drivers/net/can/janz-ican3.c b/drivers/net/can/janz-ican3.c
index 98ee43819911..7edadee487ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/janz-ican3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/janz-ican3.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,6 @@ static irqreturn_t ican3_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
  */
 static int ican3_reset_module(struct ican3_dev *mod)
 {
-	u8 val = 1 << mod->num;
 	unsigned long start;
 	u8 runold, runnew;
 
@@ -1405,8 +1404,7 @@ static int ican3_reset_module(struct ican3_dev *mod)
 	runold = ioread8(mod->dpm + TARGET_RUNNING);
 
 	/* reset the module */
-	iowrite8(val, &mod->ctrl->reset_assert);
-	iowrite8(val, &mod->ctrl->reset_deassert);
+	iowrite8(0x00, &mod->dpmctrl->hwreset);
 
 	/* wait until the module has finished resetting and is running */
 	start = jiffies;
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c b/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
index 527dbcf95335..9ded21e79db5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
@@ -984,12 +984,12 @@ static int __devexit ti_hecc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct ti_hecc_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
+	unregister_candev(ndev);
 	clk_disable(priv->clk);
 	clk_put(priv->clk);
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	iounmap(priv->base);
 	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
-	unregister_candev(ndev);
 	free_candev(ndev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);