diff --git a/hw/usb-ehci.c b/hw/usb-ehci.c
index cdd74154a0..487214d751 100644
--- a/hw/usb-ehci.c
+++ b/hw/usb-ehci.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ static void ehci_reset(void *opaque)
         }
         if (devs[i] && devs[i]->attached) {
             usb_attach(&s->ports[i]);
-            usb_send_msg(devs[i], USB_MSG_RESET);
+            usb_device_reset(devs[i]);
         }
     }
     ehci_queues_rip_all(s);
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ static void handle_port_status_write(EHCIState *s, int port, uint32_t val)
     if (!(val & PORTSC_PRESET) &&(*portsc & PORTSC_PRESET)) {
         trace_usb_ehci_port_reset(port, 0);
         if (dev && dev->attached) {
-            usb_reset(&s->ports[port]);
+            usb_port_reset(&s->ports[port]);
             *portsc &= ~PORTSC_CSC;
         }
 
diff --git a/hw/usb-hub.c b/hw/usb-hub.c
index 956b020eed..0f3b2dda0e 100644
--- a/hw/usb-hub.c
+++ b/hw/usb-hub.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static int usb_hub_handle_control(USBDevice *dev, USBPacket *p,
                 break;
             case PORT_RESET:
                 if (dev && dev->attached) {
-                    usb_send_msg(dev, USB_MSG_RESET);
+                    usb_device_reset(dev);
                     port->wPortChange |= PORT_STAT_C_RESET;
                     /* set enable bit */
                     port->wPortStatus |= PORT_STAT_ENABLE;
diff --git a/hw/usb-musb.c b/hw/usb-musb.c
index 4f528d25e5..c2753c984c 100644
--- a/hw/usb-musb.c
+++ b/hw/usb-musb.c
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ static void musb_writeb(void *opaque, target_phys_addr_t addr, uint32_t value)
         s->power = (value & 0xef) | (s->power & 0x10);
         /* MGC_M_POWER_RESET is also read-only in Peripheral Mode */
         if ((value & MGC_M_POWER_RESET) && s->port.dev) {
-            usb_send_msg(s->port.dev, USB_MSG_RESET);
+            usb_device_reset(s->port.dev);
             /* Negotiate high-speed operation if MGC_M_POWER_HSENAB is set.  */
             if ((value & MGC_M_POWER_HSENAB) &&
                             s->port.dev->speed == USB_SPEED_HIGH)
diff --git a/hw/usb-ohci.c b/hw/usb-ohci.c
index 425030f141..70f0f08a43 100644
--- a/hw/usb-ohci.c
+++ b/hw/usb-ohci.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static void ohci_reset(void *opaque)
         port = &ohci->rhport[i];
         port->ctrl = 0;
         if (port->port.dev && port->port.dev->attached) {
-            usb_reset(&port->port);
+            usb_port_reset(&port->port);
         }
       }
     if (ohci->async_td) {
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ static void ohci_port_set_status(OHCIState *ohci, int portnum, uint32_t val)
 
     if (ohci_port_set_if_connected(ohci, portnum, val & OHCI_PORT_PRS)) {
         DPRINTF("usb-ohci: port %d: RESET\n", portnum);
-        usb_send_msg(port->port.dev, USB_MSG_RESET);
+        usb_device_reset(port->port.dev);
         port->ctrl &= ~OHCI_PORT_PRS;
         /* ??? Should this also set OHCI_PORT_PESC.  */
         port->ctrl |= OHCI_PORT_PES | OHCI_PORT_PRSC;
diff --git a/hw/usb-uhci.c b/hw/usb-uhci.c
index e0c7dbb71a..407e0f3a5a 100644
--- a/hw/usb-uhci.c
+++ b/hw/usb-uhci.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static void uhci_reset(void *opaque)
         port = &s->ports[i];
         port->ctrl = 0x0080;
         if (port->port.dev && port->port.dev->attached) {
-            usb_reset(&port->port);
+            usb_port_reset(&port->port);
         }
     }
 
@@ -440,16 +440,12 @@ static void uhci_ioport_writew(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val)
         }
         if (val & UHCI_CMD_GRESET) {
             UHCIPort *port;
-            USBDevice *dev;
             int i;
 
             /* send reset on the USB bus */
             for(i = 0; i < NB_PORTS; i++) {
                 port = &s->ports[i];
-                dev = port->port.dev;
-                if (dev && dev->attached) {
-                    usb_send_msg(dev, USB_MSG_RESET);
-                }
+                usb_device_reset(port->port.dev);
             }
             uhci_reset(s);
             return;
@@ -491,7 +487,7 @@ static void uhci_ioport_writew(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val)
                 /* port reset */
                 if ( (val & UHCI_PORT_RESET) &&
                      !(port->ctrl & UHCI_PORT_RESET) ) {
-                    usb_send_msg(dev, USB_MSG_RESET);
+                    usb_device_reset(dev);
                 }
             }
             port->ctrl &= UHCI_PORT_READ_ONLY;
diff --git a/hw/usb-xhci.c b/hw/usb-xhci.c
index 37e887c431..7028338a28 100644
--- a/hw/usb-xhci.c
+++ b/hw/usb-xhci.c
@@ -2346,9 +2346,7 @@ static void xhci_port_write(XHCIState *xhci, uint32_t reg, uint32_t val)
         /* write-1-to-start bits */
         if (val & PORTSC_PR) {
             DPRINTF("xhci: port %d reset\n", port);
-            if (xhci->ports[port].port.dev) {
-                usb_send_msg(xhci->ports[port].port.dev, USB_MSG_RESET);
-            }
+            usb_device_reset(xhci->ports[port].port.dev);
             portsc |= PORTSC_PRC | PORTSC_PED;
         }
         xhci->ports[port].portsc = portsc;
diff --git a/hw/usb.c b/hw/usb.c
index 800dd835de..c8e6be4bc5 100644
--- a/hw/usb.c
+++ b/hw/usb.c
@@ -49,14 +49,25 @@ void usb_detach(USBPort *port)
     dev->state = USB_STATE_NOTATTACHED;
 }
 
-void usb_reset(USBPort *port)
+void usb_port_reset(USBPort *port)
 {
     USBDevice *dev = port->dev;
 
     assert(dev != NULL);
     usb_detach(port);
     usb_attach(port);
-    usb_send_msg(dev, USB_MSG_RESET);
+    usb_device_reset(dev);
+}
+
+void usb_device_reset(USBDevice *dev)
+{
+    if (dev == NULL || !dev->attached) {
+        return;
+    }
+    dev->remote_wakeup = 0;
+    dev->addr = 0;
+    dev->state = USB_STATE_DEFAULT;
+    usb_device_handle_reset(dev);
 }
 
 void usb_wakeup(USBDevice *dev)
@@ -218,15 +229,6 @@ static int do_token_out(USBDevice *s, USBPacket *p)
  */
 int usb_generic_handle_packet(USBDevice *s, USBPacket *p)
 {
-    switch(p->pid) {
-    case USB_MSG_RESET:
-        s->remote_wakeup = 0;
-        s->addr = 0;
-        s->state = USB_STATE_DEFAULT;
-        usb_device_handle_reset(s);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     /* Rest of the PIDs must match our address */
     if (s->state < USB_STATE_DEFAULT || p->devaddr != s->addr)
         return USB_RET_NODEV;
diff --git a/hw/usb.h b/hw/usb.h
index 0bd909818a..b56e812d2c 100644
--- a/hw/usb.h
+++ b/hw/usb.h
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 #define USB_TOKEN_IN    0x69 /* device -> host */
 #define USB_TOKEN_OUT   0xe1 /* host -> device */
 
-/* specific usb messages, also sent in the 'pid' parameter */
-#define USB_MSG_RESET    0x102
-
 #define USB_RET_NODEV  (-1)
 #define USB_RET_NAK    (-2)
 #define USB_RET_STALL  (-3)
@@ -352,7 +349,8 @@ int usb_ep_get_max_packet_size(USBDevice *dev, int pid, int ep);
 
 void usb_attach(USBPort *port);
 void usb_detach(USBPort *port);
-void usb_reset(USBPort *port);
+void usb_port_reset(USBPort *port);
+void usb_device_reset(USBDevice *dev);
 void usb_wakeup(USBDevice *dev);
 int usb_generic_handle_packet(USBDevice *s, USBPacket *p);
 void usb_generic_async_ctrl_complete(USBDevice *s, USBPacket *p);