Index: uspace/drv/bus/usb/usbhub/port.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/drv/bus/usb/usbhub/port.c	(revision ab517f4449ead4e2cd98699c88113f45ac5f4789)
+++ uspace/drv/bus/usb/usbhub/port.c	(revision fb2ef35b9bafde59d1eff3f9add5544da0e43a32)
@@ -288,21 +288,9 @@
 	port->attached_device.fun = NULL;
 
-	ret = usb_hc_connection_open(&hub->connection);
-	if (ret == EOK) {
-		ret = usb_hc_unregister_device(&hub->connection,
-		    port->attached_device.address);
-		if (ret != EOK) {
-			usb_log_warning("Failed to unregister address of the "
-			    "removed device: %s.\n", str_error(ret));
-		}
-		ret = usb_hc_connection_close(&hub->connection);
-		if (ret != EOK) {
-			usb_log_warning("Failed to close hc connection %s.\n",
-			    str_error(ret));
-		}
-
-	} else {
-		usb_log_warning("Failed to open hc connection %s.\n",
-		    str_error(ret));
+	ret = usb_hc_unregister_device(&hub->usb_device->hc_conn,
+	    port->attached_device.address);
+	if (ret != EOK) {
+		usb_log_warning("Failed to unregister address of the "
+		    "removed device: %s.\n", str_error(ret));
 	}
 
@@ -438,5 +426,5 @@
 
 	const int rc = usb_hc_new_device_wrapper(data->hub->usb_device->ddf_dev,
-	    &data->hub->connection, data->speed, enable_port_callback,
+	    &data->hub->usb_device->hc_conn, data->speed, enable_port_callback,
 	    data->port, &new_address, NULL, NULL, &child_fun);
 
Index: uspace/drv/bus/usb/usbhub/usbhub.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/drv/bus/usb/usbhub/usbhub.c	(revision ab517f4449ead4e2cd98699c88113f45ac5f4789)
+++ uspace/drv/bus/usb/usbhub/usbhub.c	(revision fb2ef35b9bafde59d1eff3f9add5544da0e43a32)
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@
 	fibril_condvar_initialize(&hub_dev->pending_ops_cv);
 
-	/* Create hc connection */
-	usb_log_debug("Initializing USB wire abstraction.\n");
-	int opResult = usb_hc_connection_initialize_from_device(
-	    &hub_dev->connection, hub_dev->usb_device->ddf_dev);
-	if (opResult != EOK) {
-		usb_log_error("Could not initialize connection to device: %s\n",
+
+	int opResult = usb_pipe_start_long_transfer(&usb_dev->ctrl_pipe);
+	if (opResult != EOK) {
+		usb_log_error("Failed to start long ctrl pipe transfer: %s\n",
 		    str_error(opResult));
 		return opResult;
@@ -112,4 +110,5 @@
 	opResult = usb_set_first_configuration(usb_dev);
 	if (opResult != EOK) {
+		usb_pipe_end_long_transfer(&usb_dev->ctrl_pipe);
 		usb_log_error("Could not set hub configuration: %s\n",
 		    str_error(opResult));
@@ -120,4 +119,5 @@
 	opResult = usb_hub_process_hub_specific_info(hub_dev);
 	if (opResult != EOK) {
+		usb_pipe_end_long_transfer(&usb_dev->ctrl_pipe);
 		usb_log_error("Could process hub specific info, %s\n",
 		    str_error(opResult));
@@ -130,4 +130,5 @@
 	    fun_exposed, HUB_FNC_NAME);
 	if (hub_dev->hub_fun == NULL) {
+		usb_pipe_end_long_transfer(&usb_dev->ctrl_pipe);
 		usb_log_error("Failed to create hub function.\n");
 		return ENOMEM;
@@ -137,4 +138,5 @@
 	opResult = ddf_fun_bind(hub_dev->hub_fun);
 	if (opResult != EOK) {
+		usb_pipe_end_long_transfer(&usb_dev->ctrl_pipe);
 		usb_log_error("Failed to bind hub function: %s.\n",
 		   str_error(opResult));
@@ -148,4 +150,5 @@
 	    usb_hub_polling_terminated_callback, hub_dev);
 	if (opResult != EOK) {
+		usb_pipe_end_long_transfer(&usb_dev->ctrl_pipe);
 		/* Function is already bound */
 		ddf_fun_unbind(hub_dev->hub_fun);
@@ -159,4 +162,5 @@
 	    hub_dev->usb_device->ddf_dev->name, hub_dev->port_count);
 
+	usb_pipe_end_long_transfer(&usb_dev->ctrl_pipe);
 	return EOK;
 }
Index: uspace/drv/bus/usb/usbhub/usbhub.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/drv/bus/usb/usbhub/usbhub.h	(revision ab517f4449ead4e2cd98699c88113f45ac5f4789)
+++ uspace/drv/bus/usb/usbhub/usbhub.h	(revision fb2ef35b9bafde59d1eff3f9add5544da0e43a32)
@@ -57,6 +57,4 @@
 	/** Port structures, one for each port */
 	usb_hub_port_t *ports;
-	/** Connection to hcd */
-	usb_hc_connection_t connection;
 	/** Generic usb device data*/
 	usb_device_t *usb_device;