diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index a2b2896693d6439b43a57ae309e82e9e9a267b37..52eb8e644acd1bfa797b4f132474edc931363a1c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -119,36 +119,6 @@ static void class_put(struct class *cls)
 		kset_put(&cls->p->subsys);
 }
 
-static int add_class_attrs(struct class *cls)
-{
-	int i;
-	int error = 0;
-
-	if (cls->class_attrs) {
-		for (i = 0; cls->class_attrs[i].attr.name; i++) {
-			error = class_create_file(cls, &cls->class_attrs[i]);
-			if (error)
-				goto error;
-		}
-	}
-done:
-	return error;
-error:
-	while (--i >= 0)
-		class_remove_file(cls, &cls->class_attrs[i]);
-	goto done;
-}
-
-static void remove_class_attrs(struct class *cls)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	if (cls->class_attrs) {
-		for (i = 0; cls->class_attrs[i].attr.name; i++)
-			class_remove_file(cls, &cls->class_attrs[i]);
-	}
-}
-
 static void klist_class_dev_get(struct klist_node *n)
 {
 	struct device *dev = container_of(n, struct device, knode_class);
@@ -217,8 +187,6 @@ int __class_register(struct class *cls, struct lock_class_key *key)
 	}
 	error = class_add_groups(class_get(cls), cls->class_groups);
 	class_put(cls);
-	error = add_class_attrs(class_get(cls));
-	class_put(cls);
 	return error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__class_register);
@@ -226,7 +194,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__class_register);
 void class_unregister(struct class *cls)
 {
 	pr_debug("device class '%s': unregistering\n", cls->name);
-	remove_class_attrs(cls);
 	class_remove_groups(cls, cls->class_groups);
 	kset_unregister(&cls->p->subsys);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 9a902ae339326696cd5f4a725585f7269bc3700f..5b725b943cf2d0140d18bcc81c38794d1349a3cc 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ int subsys_virtual_register(struct bus_type *subsys,
  * struct class - device classes
  * @name:	Name of the class.
  * @owner:	The module owner.
- * @class_attrs: Default attributes of this class.
  * @class_groups: Default attributes of this class.
  * @dev_groups:	Default attributes of the devices that belong to the class.
  * @dev_kobj:	The kobject that represents this class and links it into the hierarchy.
@@ -394,7 +393,6 @@ struct class {
 	const char		*name;
 	struct module		*owner;
 
-	struct class_attribute		*class_attrs;
 	const struct attribute_group	**class_groups;
 	const struct attribute_group	**dev_groups;
 	struct kobject			*dev_kobj;