diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 2cdf29464063..73f6c2925281 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -591,37 +591,6 @@ void bus_remove_device(struct device *dev)
 	bus_put(dev->bus);
 }
 
-static int driver_add_attrs(struct bus_type *bus, struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	int error = 0;
-	int i;
-
-	if (bus->drv_attrs) {
-		for (i = 0; bus->drv_attrs[i].attr.name; i++) {
-			error = driver_create_file(drv, &bus->drv_attrs[i]);
-			if (error)
-				goto err;
-		}
-	}
-done:
-	return error;
-err:
-	while (--i >= 0)
-		driver_remove_file(drv, &bus->drv_attrs[i]);
-	goto done;
-}
-
-static void driver_remove_attrs(struct bus_type *bus,
-				struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	if (bus->drv_attrs) {
-		for (i = 0; bus->drv_attrs[i].attr.name; i++)
-			driver_remove_file(drv, &bus->drv_attrs[i]);
-	}
-}
-
 static int __must_check add_bind_files(struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -720,16 +689,12 @@ int bus_add_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: uevent attr (%s) failed\n",
 			__func__, drv->name);
 	}
-	error = driver_add_attrs(bus, drv);
+	error = driver_add_groups(drv, bus->drv_groups);
 	if (error) {
 		/* How the hell do we get out of this pickle? Give up */
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: driver_add_attrs(%s) failed\n",
-			__func__, drv->name);
-	}
-	error = driver_add_groups(drv, bus->drv_groups);
-	if (error)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: driver_create_groups(%s) failed\n",
 			__func__, drv->name);
+	}
 
 	if (!drv->suppress_bind_attrs) {
 		error = add_bind_files(drv);
@@ -766,7 +731,6 @@ void bus_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
 
 	if (!drv->suppress_bind_attrs)
 		remove_bind_files(drv);
-	driver_remove_attrs(drv->bus, drv);
 	driver_remove_groups(drv, drv->bus->drv_groups);
 	driver_remove_file(drv, &driver_attr_uevent);
 	klist_remove(&drv->p->knode_bus);
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 89a852e0896d..e7f5b8585380 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ extern void bus_remove_file(struct bus_type *, struct bus_attribute *);
  * @dev_name:	Used for subsystems to enumerate devices like ("foo%u", dev->id).
  * @dev_root:	Default device to use as the parent.
  * @dev_attrs:	Default attributes of the devices on the bus.
- * @drv_attrs:	Default attributes of the device drivers on the bus.
  * @bus_groups:	Default attributes of the bus.
  * @dev_groups:	Default attributes of the devices on the bus.
  * @drv_groups: Default attributes of the device drivers on the bus.
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ struct bus_type {
 	const char		*dev_name;
 	struct device		*dev_root;
 	struct device_attribute	*dev_attrs;	/* use dev_groups instead */
-	struct driver_attribute	*drv_attrs;	/* use drv_groups instead */
 	const struct attribute_group **bus_groups;
 	const struct attribute_group **dev_groups;
 	const struct attribute_group **drv_groups;