diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c
index fd8e1f45be369343e2e7973de54fe5f0faef5dad..7364b9642d005c0579838c4efdf7c61888767f98 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_fops.c
@@ -423,15 +423,14 @@ static void vv_callback(struct saa7146_dev *dev, unsigned long status)
 	}
 }
 
-int saa7146_vv_devinit(struct saa7146_dev *dev)
-{
-	return v4l2_device_register(&dev->pci->dev, &dev->v4l2_dev);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(saa7146_vv_devinit);
-
 int saa7146_vv_init(struct saa7146_dev* dev, struct saa7146_ext_vv *ext_vv)
 {
 	struct saa7146_vv *vv;
+	int err;
+
+	err = v4l2_device_register(&dev->pci->dev, &dev->v4l2_dev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	vv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct saa7146_vv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (vv == NULL) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/hexium_gemini.c b/drivers/media/video/hexium_gemini.c
index e620a3a92f254691ff2db5de8c8e93728bc1d246..ad2c232baa6dce37bffb524bc68cf34591859bcc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/hexium_gemini.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/hexium_gemini.c
@@ -356,9 +356,6 @@ static int hexium_attach(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct saa7146_pci_extension_d
 
 	DEB_EE((".\n"));
 
-	ret = saa7146_vv_devinit(dev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 	hexium = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hexium), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (NULL == hexium) {
 		printk("hexium_gemini: not enough kernel memory in hexium_attach().\n");
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/hexium_orion.c b/drivers/media/video/hexium_orion.c
index fe596a1c12a81a7a71b15559dfd6747f7ae993ce..938a1f8f880a0a2ca4471d3e2fc81ca722fad09e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/hexium_orion.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/hexium_orion.c
@@ -216,10 +216,6 @@ static int hexium_probe(struct saa7146_dev *dev)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	err = saa7146_vv_devinit(dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	hexium = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hexium), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (NULL == hexium) {
 		printk("hexium_orion: hexium_probe: not enough kernel memory.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/mxb.c b/drivers/media/video/mxb.c
index 9f01f14e4aa2e5d21fa353666e7a45220909fc9a..ef0c8178f2559c6d4e11054acf96bdb2c6d71894 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/mxb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/mxb.c
@@ -169,11 +169,7 @@ static struct saa7146_extension extension;
 static int mxb_probe(struct saa7146_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mxb *mxb = NULL;
-	int err;
 
-	err = saa7146_vv_devinit(dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 	mxb = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mxb), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (mxb == NULL) {
 		DEB_D(("not enough kernel memory.\n"));
@@ -699,14 +695,17 @@ static struct saa7146_ext_vv vv_data;
 /* this function only gets called when the probing was successful */
 static int mxb_attach(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct saa7146_pci_extension_data *info)
 {
-	struct mxb *mxb = (struct mxb *)dev->ext_priv;
+	struct mxb *mxb;
 
 	DEB_EE(("dev:%p\n", dev));
 
-	/* checking for i2c-devices can be omitted here, because we
-	   already did this in "mxb_vl42_probe" */
-
 	saa7146_vv_init(dev, &vv_data);
+	if (mxb_probe(dev)) {
+		saa7146_vv_release(dev);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	mxb = (struct mxb *)dev->ext_priv;
+
 	vv_data.ops.vidioc_queryctrl = vidioc_queryctrl;
 	vv_data.ops.vidioc_g_ctrl = vidioc_g_ctrl;
 	vv_data.ops.vidioc_s_ctrl = vidioc_s_ctrl;
@@ -726,6 +725,7 @@ static int mxb_attach(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct saa7146_pci_extension_data
 	vv_data.ops.vidioc_default = vidioc_default;
 	if (saa7146_register_device(&mxb->video_dev, dev, "mxb", VFL_TYPE_GRABBER)) {
 		ERR(("cannot register capture v4l2 device. skipping.\n"));
+		saa7146_vv_release(dev);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -846,7 +846,6 @@ static struct saa7146_extension extension = {
 	.pci_tbl	= &pci_tbl[0],
 	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
 
-	.probe		= mxb_probe,
 	.attach		= mxb_attach,
 	.detach		= mxb_detach,
 
diff --git a/include/media/saa7146_vv.h b/include/media/saa7146_vv.h
index b9da1f5591e780337b05631a245f9218e65606f0..4aeff96ff7d8105f7bfe5e97b69ec94e1db6d4e8 100644
--- a/include/media/saa7146_vv.h
+++ b/include/media/saa7146_vv.h
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ void saa7146_buffer_timeout(unsigned long data);
 void saa7146_dma_free(struct saa7146_dev* dev,struct videobuf_queue *q,
 						struct saa7146_buf *buf);
 
-int saa7146_vv_devinit(struct saa7146_dev *dev);
 int saa7146_vv_init(struct saa7146_dev* dev, struct saa7146_ext_vv *ext_vv);
 int saa7146_vv_release(struct saa7146_dev* dev);