diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drmP.h b/drivers/char/drm/drmP.h
index 71b8b32b075f..107df9fdba4e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drmP.h
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ extern int drm_put_head(drm_head_t * head);
 extern unsigned int drm_debug;
 extern unsigned int drm_cards_limit;
 extern drm_head_t **drm_heads;
-extern struct drm_sysfs_class *drm_class;
+extern struct class *drm_class;
 extern struct proc_dir_entry *drm_proc_root;
 
 				/* Proc support (drm_proc.h) */
@@ -1011,11 +1011,9 @@ extern void __drm_pci_free(drm_device_t * dev, drm_dma_handle_t * dmah);
 extern void drm_pci_free(drm_device_t * dev, drm_dma_handle_t * dmah);
 
 			       /* sysfs support (drm_sysfs.c) */
-struct drm_sysfs_class;
-extern struct drm_sysfs_class *drm_sysfs_create(struct module *owner,
-						char *name);
-extern void drm_sysfs_destroy(struct drm_sysfs_class *cs);
-extern struct class_device *drm_sysfs_device_add(struct drm_sysfs_class *cs,
+extern struct class *drm_sysfs_create(struct module *owner, char *name);
+extern void drm_sysfs_destroy(struct class *cs);
+extern struct class_device *drm_sysfs_device_add(struct class *cs,
 						 drm_head_t *head);
 extern void drm_sysfs_device_remove(struct class_device *class_dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_stub.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_stub.c
index 7a9263ff3007..68073e14fdec 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_stub.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_stub.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module_param_named(cards_limit, drm_cards_limit, int, 0444);
 module_param_named(debug, drm_debug, int, 0600);
 
 drm_head_t **drm_heads;
-struct drm_sysfs_class *drm_class;
+struct class *drm_class;
 struct proc_dir_entry *drm_proc_root;
 
 static int drm_fill_in_dev(drm_device_t * dev, struct pci_dev *pdev,
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sysfs.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sysfs.c
index 68e43ddc16ae..0b9f98a7eb10 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sysfs.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*
  * drm_sysfs.c - Modifications to drm_sysfs_class.c to support
  *               extra sysfs attribute from DRM. Normal drm_sysfs_class
@@ -19,36 +20,6 @@
 #include "drm_core.h"
 #include "drmP.h"
 
-struct drm_sysfs_class {
-	struct class_device_attribute attr;
-	struct class class;
-};
-#define to_drm_sysfs_class(d) container_of(d, struct drm_sysfs_class, class)
-
-struct simple_dev {
-	dev_t dev;
-	struct class_device class_dev;
-};
-#define to_simple_dev(d) container_of(d, struct simple_dev, class_dev)
-
-static void release_simple_dev(struct class_device *class_dev)
-{
-	struct simple_dev *s_dev = to_simple_dev(class_dev);
-	kfree(s_dev);
-}
-
-static ssize_t show_dev(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
-{
-	struct simple_dev *s_dev = to_simple_dev(class_dev);
-	return print_dev_t(buf, s_dev->dev);
-}
-
-static void drm_sysfs_class_release(struct class *class)
-{
-	struct drm_sysfs_class *cs = to_drm_sysfs_class(class);
-	kfree(cs);
-}
-
 /* Display the version of drm_core. This doesn't work right in current design */
 static ssize_t version_show(struct class *dev, char *buf)
 {
@@ -69,38 +40,16 @@ static CLASS_ATTR(version, S_IRUGO, version_show, NULL);
  * Note, the pointer created here is to be destroyed when finished by making a
  * call to drm_sysfs_destroy().
  */
-struct drm_sysfs_class *drm_sysfs_create(struct module *owner, char *name)
+struct class *drm_sysfs_create(struct module *owner, char *name)
 {
-	struct drm_sysfs_class *cs;
-	int retval;
+	struct class *class;
 
-	cs = kmalloc(sizeof(*cs), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cs) {
-		retval = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error;
-	}
-	memset(cs, 0x00, sizeof(*cs));
+	class = class_create(owner, name);
+	if (!class)
+		return class;
 
-	cs->class.name = name;
-	cs->class.class_release = drm_sysfs_class_release;
-	cs->class.release = release_simple_dev;
-
-	cs->attr.attr.name = "dev";
-	cs->attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
-	cs->attr.attr.owner = owner;
-	cs->attr.show = show_dev;
-	cs->attr.store = NULL;
-
-	retval = class_register(&cs->class);
-	if (retval)
-		goto error;
-	class_create_file(&cs->class, &class_attr_version);
-
-	return cs;
-
-      error:
-	kfree(cs);
-	return ERR_PTR(retval);
+	class_create_file(class, &class_attr_version);
+	return class;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -110,12 +59,13 @@ struct drm_sysfs_class *drm_sysfs_create(struct module *owner, char *name)
  * Note, the pointer to be destroyed must have been created with a call to
  * drm_sysfs_create().
  */
-void drm_sysfs_destroy(struct drm_sysfs_class *cs)
+void drm_sysfs_destroy(struct class *class)
 {
-	if ((cs == NULL) || (IS_ERR(cs)))
+	if ((class == NULL) || (IS_ERR(class)))
 		return;
 
-	class_unregister(&cs->class);
+	class_remove_file(class, &class_attr_version);
+	class_destroy(class);
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_dri(struct class_device *class_device, char *buf)
@@ -132,7 +82,7 @@ static struct class_device_attribute class_device_attrs[] = {
 
 /**
  * drm_sysfs_device_add - adds a class device to sysfs for a character driver
- * @cs: pointer to the struct drm_sysfs_class that this device should be registered to.
+ * @cs: pointer to the struct class that this device should be registered to.
  * @dev: the dev_t for the device to be added.
  * @device: a pointer to a struct device that is assiociated with this class device.
  * @fmt: string for the class device's name
@@ -141,46 +91,26 @@ static struct class_device_attribute class_device_attrs[] = {
  * class.  A "dev" file will be created, showing the dev_t for the device.  The
  * pointer to the struct class_device will be returned from the call.  Any further
  * sysfs files that might be required can be created using this pointer.
- * Note: the struct drm_sysfs_class passed to this function must have previously been
+ * Note: the struct class passed to this function must have previously been
  * created with a call to drm_sysfs_create().
  */
-struct class_device *drm_sysfs_device_add(struct drm_sysfs_class *cs,
-					  drm_head_t *head)
+struct class_device *drm_sysfs_device_add(struct class *cs, drm_head_t *head)
 {
-	struct simple_dev *s_dev = NULL;
-	int i, retval;
+	struct class_device *class_dev;
+	int i;
 
-	if ((cs == NULL) || (IS_ERR(cs))) {
-		retval = -ENODEV;
-		goto error;
-	}
+	class_dev = class_device_create(cs, NULL,
+					MKDEV(DRM_MAJOR, head->minor),
+					&(head->dev->pdev)->dev,
+					"card%d", head->minor);
+	if (!class_dev)
+		return NULL;
 
-	s_dev = kmalloc(sizeof(*s_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!s_dev) {
-		retval = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error;
-	}
-	memset(s_dev, 0x00, sizeof(*s_dev));
-
-	s_dev->dev = MKDEV(DRM_MAJOR, head->minor);
-	s_dev->class_dev.dev = &(head->dev->pdev)->dev;
-	s_dev->class_dev.class = &cs->class;
-
-	snprintf(s_dev->class_dev.class_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "card%d", head->minor);
-	retval = class_device_register(&s_dev->class_dev);
-	if (retval)
-		goto error;
-
-	class_device_create_file(&s_dev->class_dev, &cs->attr);
-	class_set_devdata(&s_dev->class_dev, head);
+	class_set_devdata(class_dev, head);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(class_device_attrs); i++)
-		class_device_create_file(&s_dev->class_dev, &class_device_attrs[i]);
-	return &s_dev->class_dev;
-
-error:
-	kfree(s_dev);
-	return ERR_PTR(retval);
+		class_device_create_file(class_dev, &class_device_attrs[i]);
+	return class_dev;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -192,10 +122,9 @@ error:
  */
 void drm_sysfs_device_remove(struct class_device *class_dev)
 {
-	struct simple_dev *s_dev = to_simple_dev(class_dev);
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(class_device_attrs); i++)
-		class_device_remove_file(&s_dev->class_dev, &class_device_attrs[i]);
-	class_device_unregister(&s_dev->class_dev);
+		class_device_remove_file(class_dev, &class_device_attrs[i]);
+	class_device_unregister(class_dev);
 }