,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	printf("%d packets received by filter\n", us.bs_recv);
 	printf("%d packets dropped by kernel\n", us.bs_drop);
 
-	/*
-	 * Destroy the usbusN interface only if it was created by
-	 * usbdump(8).  Ignore when it was already destroyed.
-	 */
-	if (ifindex == 0 && if_nametoindex(i_arg) > 0) {
-		(void)strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, i_arg, sizeof(ifr.ifr_name));
-		if (ioctl(s, SIOCIFDESTROY, &ifr) < 0)
-			warn("SIOCIFDESTROY ioctl failed");
-	}
-	close(s);
-
 	if (p->fd > 0)
 		close(p->fd);
 	if (p->rfd > 0)