diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
index 39e563ea08782cf242972b42d3b8c4795e5a83a4..d5480e34cb22fbc27b88275a3cfec71ca3714484 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
@@ -259,9 +259,8 @@ aoechr_init(void)
 		return PTR_ERR(aoe_class);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(chardevs); ++i)
-		class_device_create(aoe_class, NULL,
-					MKDEV(AOE_MAJOR, chardevs[i].minor),
-					NULL, chardevs[i].name);
+		device_create(aoe_class, NULL,
+			      MKDEV(AOE_MAJOR, chardevs[i].minor), chardevs[i].name);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ aoechr_exit(void)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(chardevs); ++i)
-		class_device_destroy(aoe_class, MKDEV(AOE_MAJOR, chardevs[i].minor));
+		device_destroy(aoe_class, MKDEV(AOE_MAJOR, chardevs[i].minor));
 	class_destroy(aoe_class);
 	unregister_chrdev(AOE_MAJOR, "aoechr");
 }