diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
index 288e7a6598ac..daff52a62248 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
@@ -154,12 +154,10 @@ static int __cpuinit cpuid_class_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 		err = cpuid_device_create(cpu);
 		break;
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
+	case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
 	case CPU_DEAD:
 		cpuid_device_destroy(cpu);
 		break;
-	case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
-		destroy_suspended_device(cpuid_class, MKDEV(CPUID_MAJOR, cpu));
-		break;
 	}
 	return err ? NOTIFY_BAD : NOTIFY_OK;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
index 4dfb40530057..1f3abe048e93 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
@@ -162,12 +162,10 @@ static int __cpuinit msr_class_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 		err = msr_device_create(cpu);
 		break;
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
+	case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
 	case CPU_DEAD:
 		msr_device_destroy(cpu);
 		break;
-	case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
-		destroy_suspended_device(msr_class, MKDEV(MSR_MAJOR, cpu));
-		break;
 	}
 	return err ? NOTIFY_BAD : NOTIFY_OK;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index adbc01788447..0262fc7c45fc 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1163,35 +1163,6 @@ void device_destroy(struct class *class, dev_t devt)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_destroy);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
-/**
- * destroy_suspended_device - asks the PM core to remove a suspended device
- * @class: pointer to the struct class that this device was registered with
- * @devt: the dev_t of the device that was previously registered
- *
- * This call notifies the PM core of the necessity to unregister a suspended
- * device created with a call to device_create() (devices cannot be
- * unregistered directly while suspended, since the PM core holds their
- * semaphores at that time).
- *
- * It can only be called within the scope of a system sleep transition.  In
- * practice this means it has to be directly or indirectly invoked either by
- * a suspend or resume method, or by the PM core (e.g. via
- * disable_nonboot_cpus() or enable_nonboot_cpus()).
- */
-void destroy_suspended_device(struct class *class, dev_t devt)
-{
-	struct device *dev;
-
-	dev = class_find_device(class, &devt, __match_devt);
-	if (dev) {
-		device_pm_schedule_removal(dev);
-		put_device(dev);
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(destroy_suspended_device);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
-
 /**
  * device_rename - renames a device
  * @dev: the pointer to the struct device to be renamed
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
index 5630af302b2f..c4568b82875b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 LIST_HEAD(dpm_active);
 static LIST_HEAD(dpm_off);
 static LIST_HEAD(dpm_off_irq);
-static LIST_HEAD(dpm_destroy);
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(dpm_list_mtx);
 
@@ -104,24 +103,6 @@ void device_pm_remove(struct device *dev)
 	mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 }
 
-/**
- *	device_pm_schedule_removal - schedule the removal of a suspended device
- *	@dev:	Device to destroy
- *
- *	Moves the device to the dpm_destroy list for further processing by
- *	unregister_dropped_devices().
- */
-void device_pm_schedule_removal(struct device *dev)
-{
-	pr_debug("PM: Preparing for removal: %s:%s\n",
-		dev->bus ? dev->bus->name : "No Bus",
-		kobject_name(&dev->kobj));
-	mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
-	list_move_tail(&dev->power.entry, &dpm_destroy);
-	mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_pm_schedule_removal);
-
 /*------------------------- Resume routines -------------------------*/
 
 /**
@@ -245,26 +226,6 @@ static void dpm_resume(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
 }
 
-/**
- *	unregister_dropped_devices - Unregister devices scheduled for removal
- *
- *	Unregister all devices on the dpm_destroy list.
- */
-static void unregister_dropped_devices(void)
-{
-	mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
-	while (!list_empty(&dpm_destroy)) {
-		struct list_head *entry = dpm_destroy.next;
-		struct device *dev = to_device(entry);
-
-		mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
-		/* This also removes the device from the list */
-		device_unregister(dev);
-		mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
-}
-
 /**
  *	device_resume - Restore state of each device in system.
  *
@@ -275,7 +236,6 @@ void device_resume(void)
 {
 	might_sleep();
 	dpm_resume();
-	unregister_dropped_devices();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_resume);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index 349b6edc5794..662d60e44e9a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(rng_available, S_IRUGO,
 		   NULL);
 
 
-static void unregister_miscdev(bool suspended)
+static void unregister_miscdev(void)
 {
 	device_remove_file(rng_miscdev.this_device, &dev_attr_rng_available);
 	device_remove_file(rng_miscdev.this_device, &dev_attr_rng_current);
-	__misc_deregister(&rng_miscdev, suspended);
+	misc_deregister(&rng_miscdev);
 }
 
 static int register_miscdev(void)
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hwrng_register);
 
-void __hwrng_unregister(struct hwrng *rng, bool suspended)
+void hwrng_unregister(struct hwrng *rng)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -336,11 +336,11 @@ void __hwrng_unregister(struct hwrng *rng, bool suspended)
 		}
 	}
 	if (list_empty(&rng_list))
-		unregister_miscdev(suspended);
+		unregister_miscdev();
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__hwrng_unregister);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hwrng_unregister);
 
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("H/W Random Number Generator (RNG) driver");
diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index a39101feb2ed..4d058dadbfcc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -232,9 +232,8 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
 }
 
 /**
- *	__misc_deregister - unregister a miscellaneous device
+ *	misc_deregister - unregister a miscellaneous device
  *	@misc: device to unregister
- *	@suspended: to be set if the function is used during suspend/resume
  *
  *	Unregister a miscellaneous device that was previously
  *	successfully registered with misc_register(). Success
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
  *	indicates an error.
  */
 
-int __misc_deregister(struct miscdevice *misc, bool suspended)
+int misc_deregister(struct miscdevice *misc)
 {
 	int i = misc->minor;
 
@@ -251,11 +250,7 @@ int __misc_deregister(struct miscdevice *misc, bool suspended)
 
 	mutex_lock(&misc_mtx);
 	list_del(&misc->list);
-	if (suspended)
-		destroy_suspended_device(misc_class,
-					MKDEV(MISC_MAJOR, misc->minor));
-	else
-		device_destroy(misc_class, MKDEV(MISC_MAJOR, misc->minor));
+	device_destroy(misc_class, MKDEV(MISC_MAJOR, misc->minor));
 	if (i < DYNAMIC_MINORS && i>0) {
 		misc_minors[i>>3] &= ~(1 << (misc->minor & 7));
 	}
@@ -264,7 +259,7 @@ int __misc_deregister(struct miscdevice *misc, bool suspended)
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(misc_register);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__misc_deregister);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(misc_deregister);
 
 static int __init misc_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-class.c b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
index 4a938780dfc3..63aad90247c4 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-class.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
@@ -139,12 +139,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_classdev_register);
 /**
  * __led_classdev_unregister - unregisters a object of led_properties class.
  * @led_cdev: the led device to unregister
- * @suspended: indicates whether system-wide suspend or resume is in progress
  *
  * Unregisters a previously registered via led_classdev_register object.
  */
-void __led_classdev_unregister(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
-				      bool suspended)
+void led_classdev_unregister(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
 {
 	device_remove_file(led_cdev->dev, &dev_attr_brightness);
 #ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS
@@ -155,16 +153,13 @@ void __led_classdev_unregister(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 	up_write(&led_cdev->trigger_lock);
 #endif
 
-	if (suspended)
-		device_pm_schedule_removal(led_cdev->dev);
-	else
-		device_unregister(led_cdev->dev);
+	device_unregister(led_cdev->dev);
 
 	down_write(&leds_list_lock);
 	list_del(&led_cdev->node);
 	up_write(&leds_list_lock);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__led_classdev_unregister);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(led_classdev_unregister);
 
 static int __init leds_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.c
index 0aac1ff511df..36a9c42df835 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.c
@@ -116,10 +116,7 @@ static void b43_unregister_led(struct b43_led *led)
 {
 	if (!led->dev)
 		return;
-	if (led->dev->suspend_in_progress)
-		led_classdev_unregister_suspended(&led->led_dev);
-	else
-		led_classdev_unregister(&led->led_dev);
+	led_classdev_unregister(&led->led_dev);
 	b43_led_turn_off(led->dev, led->index, led->activelow);
 	led->dev = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index cf5c046c9fa8..943cc851c504 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -2804,10 +2804,10 @@ static int b43_rng_read(struct hwrng *rng, u32 * data)
 	return (sizeof(u16));
 }
 
-static void b43_rng_exit(struct b43_wl *wl, bool suspended)
+static void b43_rng_exit(struct b43_wl *wl)
 {
 	if (wl->rng_initialized)
-		__hwrng_unregister(&wl->rng, suspended);
+		hwrng_unregister(&wl->rng);
 }
 
 static int b43_rng_init(struct b43_wl *wl)
@@ -3824,7 +3824,7 @@ static void b43_wireless_core_exit(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 
 	if (!dev->suspend_in_progress) {
 		b43_leds_exit(dev);
-		b43_rng_exit(dev->wl, false);
+		b43_rng_exit(dev->wl);
 	}
 	b43_dma_free(dev);
 	b43_pio_free(dev);
@@ -4589,7 +4589,7 @@ static int b43_resume(struct ssb_device *dev)
 		err = b43_wireless_core_start(wldev);
 		if (err) {
 			b43_leds_exit(wldev);
-			b43_rng_exit(wldev->wl, true);
+			b43_rng_exit(wldev->wl);
 			b43_wireless_core_exit(wldev);
 			b43err(wl, "Resume failed at core start\n");
 			goto out;
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 441461f5ee20..dc3429e2eb0f 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -545,20 +545,6 @@ extern struct device *device_create(struct class *cls, struct device *parent,
 				    dev_t devt, const char *fmt, ...)
 				    __attribute__((format(printf, 4, 5)));
 extern void device_destroy(struct class *cls, dev_t devt);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
-extern void destroy_suspended_device(struct class *cls, dev_t devt);
-extern void device_pm_schedule_removal(struct device *);
-#else /* !CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
-static inline void destroy_suspended_device(struct class *cls, dev_t devt)
-{
-	device_destroy(cls, devt);
-}
-
-static inline void device_pm_schedule_removal(struct device *dev)
-{
-	device_unregister(dev);
-}
-#endif /* !CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
 
 /*
  * Platform "fixup" functions - allow the platform to have their say
diff --git a/include/linux/hw_random.h b/include/linux/hw_random.h
index 42131820bb89..85d11916e9ea 100644
--- a/include/linux/hw_random.h
+++ b/include/linux/hw_random.h
@@ -44,15 +44,7 @@ struct hwrng {
 /** Register a new Hardware Random Number Generator driver. */
 extern int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng);
 /** Unregister a Hardware Random Number Generator driver. */
-extern void __hwrng_unregister(struct hwrng *rng, bool suspended);
-static inline void hwrng_unregister(struct hwrng *rng)
-{
-	__hwrng_unregister(rng, false);
-}
-static inline void hwrng_unregister_suspended(struct hwrng *rng)
-{
-	__hwrng_unregister(rng, true);
-}
+extern void hwrng_unregister(struct hwrng *rng);
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* LINUX_HWRANDOM_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linux/leds.h b/include/linux/leds.h
index 0201f6f51cea..b07e3d400bd6 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds.h
@@ -59,15 +59,7 @@ struct led_classdev {
 
 extern int led_classdev_register(struct device *parent,
 				 struct led_classdev *led_cdev);
-extern void __led_classdev_unregister(struct led_classdev *led_cdev, bool sus);
-static inline void led_classdev_unregister(struct led_classdev *lcd)
-{
-	__led_classdev_unregister(lcd, false);
-}
-static inline void led_classdev_unregister_suspended(struct led_classdev *lcd)
-{
-	__led_classdev_unregister(lcd, true);
-}
+extern void led_classdev_unregister(struct led_classdev *lcd);
 extern void led_classdev_suspend(struct led_classdev *led_cdev);
 extern void led_classdev_resume(struct led_classdev *led_cdev);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/miscdevice.h b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
index 24b30b9b4f8a..26433ec520b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
@@ -43,15 +43,7 @@ struct miscdevice  {
 };
 
 extern int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc);
-extern int __misc_deregister(struct miscdevice *misc, bool suspended);
-static inline int misc_deregister(struct miscdevice *misc)
-{
-	return __misc_deregister(misc, false);
-}
-static inline int misc_deregister_suspended(struct miscdevice *misc)
-{
-	return __misc_deregister(misc, true);
-}
+extern int misc_deregister(struct miscdevice *misc);
 
 #define MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(minor)				\
 	MODULE_ALIAS("char-major-" __stringify(MISC_MAJOR)	\