diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
index ff540477fe8b488cbc85bc7af9e44e9411fe4290..8d9616b821ca272c9770b4471ca6b5da2325fbd4 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
@@ -188,43 +188,34 @@ store_remove_id(struct device_driver *driver, const char *buf, size_t count)
 static DRIVER_ATTR(remove_id, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_remove_id);
 
 static int
-pci_create_newid_file(struct pci_driver *drv)
+pci_create_newid_files(struct pci_driver *drv)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	if (drv->probe != NULL)
-		error = driver_create_file(&drv->driver, &driver_attr_new_id);
-	return error;
-}
-
-static void pci_remove_newid_file(struct pci_driver *drv)
-{
-	driver_remove_file(&drv->driver, &driver_attr_new_id);
-}
 
-static int
-pci_create_removeid_file(struct pci_driver *drv)
-{
-	int error = 0;
-	if (drv->probe != NULL)
-		error = driver_create_file(&drv->driver,&driver_attr_remove_id);
+	if (drv->probe != NULL) {
+		error = driver_create_file(&drv->driver, &driver_attr_new_id);
+		if (error == 0) {
+			error = driver_create_file(&drv->driver,
+					&driver_attr_remove_id);
+			if (error)
+				driver_remove_file(&drv->driver,
+						&driver_attr_new_id);
+		}
+	}
 	return error;
 }
 
-static void pci_remove_removeid_file(struct pci_driver *drv)
+static void pci_remove_newid_files(struct pci_driver *drv)
 {
 	driver_remove_file(&drv->driver, &driver_attr_remove_id);
+	driver_remove_file(&drv->driver, &driver_attr_new_id);
 }
 #else /* !CONFIG_HOTPLUG */
-static inline int pci_create_newid_file(struct pci_driver *drv)
+static inline int pci_create_newid_files(struct pci_driver *drv)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void pci_remove_newid_file(struct pci_driver *drv) {}
-static inline int pci_create_removeid_file(struct pci_driver *drv)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-static inline void pci_remove_removeid_file(struct pci_driver *drv) {}
+static inline void pci_remove_newid_files(struct pci_driver *drv) {}
 #endif
 
 /**
@@ -1136,18 +1127,12 @@ int __pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *drv, struct module *owner,
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = pci_create_newid_file(drv);
+	error = pci_create_newid_files(drv);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_newid;
-
-	error = pci_create_removeid_file(drv);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_removeid;
 out:
 	return error;
 
-out_removeid:
-	pci_remove_newid_file(drv);
 out_newid:
 	driver_unregister(&drv->driver);
 	goto out;
@@ -1166,8 +1151,7 @@ int __pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *drv, struct module *owner,
 void
 pci_unregister_driver(struct pci_driver *drv)
 {
-	pci_remove_removeid_file(drv);
-	pci_remove_newid_file(drv);
+	pci_remove_newid_files(drv);
 	driver_unregister(&drv->driver);
 	pci_free_dynids(drv);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 059699f6363d028b7a4ef1cb3d9e07a62c2a053a..249b8895807df8d453c62bf719018d43c7d04e13 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ pcmcia_create_newid_file(struct pcmcia_driver *drv)
 	return error;
 }
 
+static void
+pcmcia_remove_newid_file(struct pcmcia_driver *drv)
+{
+	driver_remove_file(&drv->drv, &driver_attr_new_id);
+}
 
 /**
  * pcmcia_register_driver - register a PCMCIA driver with the bus core
@@ -201,6 +206,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_register_driver);
 void pcmcia_unregister_driver(struct pcmcia_driver *driver)
 {
 	pr_debug("unregistering driver %s\n", driver->name);
+	pcmcia_remove_newid_file(driver);
 	driver_unregister(&driver->drv);
 	pcmcia_free_dynids(driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index 54c493b4226ba6c99dbf09a0ed7529ec90134efe..4fee024ecc9b6a796a6659c912c09600216c418e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -129,43 +129,39 @@ store_remove_id(struct device_driver *driver, const char *buf, size_t count)
 }
 static DRIVER_ATTR(remove_id, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_remove_id);
 
-static int usb_create_newid_file(struct usb_driver *usb_drv)
+static int usb_create_newid_files(struct usb_driver *usb_drv)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
 	if (usb_drv->no_dynamic_id)
 		goto exit;
 
-	if (usb_drv->probe != NULL)
+	if (usb_drv->probe != NULL) {
 		error = driver_create_file(&usb_drv->drvwrap.driver,
 					   &driver_attr_new_id);
+		if (error == 0) {
+			error = driver_create_file(&usb_drv->drvwrap.driver,
+					&driver_attr_remove_id);
+			if (error)
+				driver_remove_file(&usb_drv->drvwrap.driver,
+						&driver_attr_new_id);
+		}
+	}
 exit:
 	return error;
 }
 
-static void usb_remove_newid_file(struct usb_driver *usb_drv)
+static void usb_remove_newid_files(struct usb_driver *usb_drv)
 {
 	if (usb_drv->no_dynamic_id)
 		return;
 
-	if (usb_drv->probe != NULL)
+	if (usb_drv->probe != NULL) {
 		driver_remove_file(&usb_drv->drvwrap.driver,
-				   &driver_attr_new_id);
-}
-
-static int
-usb_create_removeid_file(struct usb_driver *drv)
-{
-	int error = 0;
-	if (drv->probe != NULL)
-		error = driver_create_file(&drv->drvwrap.driver,
 				&driver_attr_remove_id);
-	return error;
-}
-
-static void usb_remove_removeid_file(struct usb_driver *drv)
-{
-	driver_remove_file(&drv->drvwrap.driver, &driver_attr_remove_id);
+		driver_remove_file(&usb_drv->drvwrap.driver,
+				   &driver_attr_new_id);
+	}
 }
 
 static void usb_free_dynids(struct usb_driver *usb_drv)
@@ -180,22 +176,12 @@ static void usb_free_dynids(struct usb_driver *usb_drv)
 	spin_unlock(&usb_drv->dynids.lock);
 }
 #else
-static inline int usb_create_newid_file(struct usb_driver *usb_drv)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void usb_remove_newid_file(struct usb_driver *usb_drv)
-{
-}
-
-static int
-usb_create_removeid_file(struct usb_driver *drv)
+static inline int usb_create_newid_files(struct usb_driver *usb_drv)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void usb_remove_removeid_file(struct usb_driver *drv)
+static void usb_remove_newid_files(struct usb_driver *usb_drv)
 {
 }
 
@@ -872,22 +858,16 @@ int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner,
 
 	usbfs_update_special();
 
-	retval = usb_create_newid_file(new_driver);
+	retval = usb_create_newid_files(new_driver);
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_newid;
 
-	retval = usb_create_removeid_file(new_driver);
-	if (retval)
-		goto out_removeid;
-
 	pr_info("%s: registered new interface driver %s\n",
 			usbcore_name, new_driver->name);
 
 out:
 	return retval;
 
-out_removeid:
-	usb_remove_newid_file(new_driver);
 out_newid:
 	driver_unregister(&new_driver->drvwrap.driver);
 
@@ -914,10 +894,9 @@ void usb_deregister(struct usb_driver *driver)
 	pr_info("%s: deregistering interface driver %s\n",
 			usbcore_name, driver->name);
 
-	usb_remove_removeid_file(driver);
-	usb_remove_newid_file(driver);
-	usb_free_dynids(driver);
+	usb_remove_newid_files(driver);
 	driver_unregister(&driver->drvwrap.driver);
+	usb_free_dynids(driver);
 
 	usbfs_update_special();
 }