diff --git a/fs/partitions/Makefile b/fs/partitions/Makefile
index 42c7d3878ed0..d713ce6b3e12 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/Makefile
+++ b/fs/partitions/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 obj-y := check.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_DEVFS_FS) += devfs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION) += acorn.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AMIGA_PARTITION) += amiga.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATARI_PARTITION) += atari.o
diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index 2ef313a96b66..2ab7701eb2fb 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h>
 
 #include "check.h"
-#include "devfs.h"
 
 #include "acorn.h"
 #include "amiga.h"
@@ -161,18 +160,11 @@ check_partition(struct gendisk *hd, struct block_device *bdev)
 	if (!state)
 		return NULL;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_FS
-	if (hd->devfs_name[0] != '\0') {
-		printk(KERN_INFO " /dev/%s:", hd->devfs_name);
+	disk_name(hd, 0, state->name);
+	printk(KERN_INFO " %s:", state->name);
+	if (isdigit(state->name[strlen(state->name)-1]))
 		sprintf(state->name, "p");
-	}
-#endif
-	else {
-		disk_name(hd, 0, state->name);
-		printk(KERN_INFO " %s:", state->name);
-		if (isdigit(state->name[strlen(state->name)-1]))
-			sprintf(state->name, "p");
-	}
+
 	state->limit = hd->minors;
 	i = res = 0;
 	while (!res && check_part[i]) {
@@ -423,14 +415,8 @@ void register_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
  	disk_sysfs_add_subdirs(disk);
 
 	/* No minors to use for partitions */
-	if (disk->minors == 1) {
-		if (disk->devfs_name[0] != '\0')
-			devfs_add_disk(disk);
+	if (disk->minors == 1)
 		goto exit;
-	}
-
-	/* always add handle for the whole disk */
-	devfs_add_partitioned(disk);
 
 	/* No such device (e.g., media were just removed) */
 	if (!get_capacity(disk))
@@ -538,8 +524,6 @@ void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	disk_stat_set_all(disk, 0);
 	disk->stamp = 0;
 
-	devfs_remove_disk(disk);
-
 	kobject_uevent(&disk->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
 	if (disk->holder_dir)
 		kobject_unregister(disk->holder_dir);
diff --git a/fs/partitions/devfs.c b/fs/partitions/devfs.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f0a780c9cec..000000000000
--- a/fs/partitions/devfs.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This tries to keep block devices away from devfs as much as possible.
- */
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h>
-#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
-#include <linux/genhd.h>
-#include <linux/bitops.h>
-#include <linux/mutex.h>
-
-
-struct unique_numspace {
-	u32		  num_free;          /*  Num free in bits       */
-	u32		  length;            /*  Array length in bytes  */
-	unsigned long	  *bits;
-	struct semaphore  mutex;
-};
-
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(numspace_mutex);
-
-static int expand_numspace(struct unique_numspace *s)
-{
-	u32 length;
-	void *bits;
-
-	if (s->length < 16)
-		length = 16;
-	else
-		length = s->length << 1;
-
-	bits = vmalloc(length);
-	if (!bits)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	if (s->bits) {
-		memcpy(bits, s->bits, s->length);
-		vfree(s->bits);
-	}
-		
-	s->num_free = (length - s->length) << 3;
-	s->bits = bits;
-	memset(bits + s->length, 0, length - s->length);
-	s->length = length;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int alloc_unique_number(struct unique_numspace *s)
-{
-	int rval = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&numspace_mutex);
-	if (s->num_free < 1)
-		rval = expand_numspace(s);
-	if (!rval) {
-		rval = find_first_zero_bit(s->bits, s->length << 3);
-		--s->num_free;
-		__set_bit(rval, s->bits);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&numspace_mutex);
-
-	return rval;
-}
-
-static void dealloc_unique_number(struct unique_numspace *s, int number)
-{
-	int old_val;
-
-	if (number >= 0) {
-		mutex_lock(&numspace_mutex);
-		old_val = __test_and_clear_bit(number, s->bits);
-		if (old_val)
-			++s->num_free;
-		mutex_unlock(&numspace_mutex);
-	}
-}
-
-static struct unique_numspace disc_numspace;
-static struct unique_numspace cdrom_numspace;
-
-void devfs_add_partitioned(struct gendisk *disk)
-{
-	char dirname[64], symlink[16];
-
-	devfs_mk_dir(disk->devfs_name);
-	devfs_mk_bdev(MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor),
-			S_IFBLK|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR,
-			"%s/disc", disk->devfs_name);
-
-	disk->number = alloc_unique_number(&disc_numspace);
-
-	sprintf(symlink, "discs/disc%d", disk->number);
-	sprintf(dirname, "../%s", disk->devfs_name);
-	devfs_mk_symlink(symlink, dirname);
-
-}
-
-void devfs_add_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
-{
-	devfs_mk_bdev(MKDEV(disk->major, disk->first_minor),
-			(disk->flags & GENHD_FL_CD) ?
-				S_IFBLK|S_IRUGO|S_IWUGO :
-				S_IFBLK|S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR,
-			"%s", disk->devfs_name);
-
-	if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_CD) {
-		char dirname[64], symlink[16];
-
-		disk->number = alloc_unique_number(&cdrom_numspace);
-
-		sprintf(symlink, "cdroms/cdrom%d", disk->number);
-		sprintf(dirname, "../%s", disk->devfs_name);
-		devfs_mk_symlink(symlink, dirname);
-	}
-}
-
-void devfs_remove_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
-{
-	if (disk->minors != 1) {
-		devfs_remove("discs/disc%d", disk->number);
-		dealloc_unique_number(&disc_numspace, disk->number);
-		devfs_remove("%s/disc", disk->devfs_name);
-	}
-	if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_CD) {
-		devfs_remove("cdroms/cdrom%d", disk->number);
-		dealloc_unique_number(&cdrom_numspace, disk->number);
-	}
-	devfs_remove(disk->devfs_name);
-}
-
-
diff --git a/fs/partitions/devfs.h b/fs/partitions/devfs.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 176118b4e492..000000000000
--- a/fs/partitions/devfs.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEVFS_FS
-void devfs_add_disk(struct gendisk *dev);
-void devfs_add_partitioned(struct gendisk *dev);
-void devfs_remove_disk(struct gendisk *dev);
-#else
-# define devfs_add_disk(disk)			do { } while (0)
-# define devfs_add_partitioned(disk)		do { } while (0)
-# define devfs_remove_disk(disk)		do { } while (0)
-#endif