diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 9504d4cb63eb6c0340bef3e9359988f95b764e14..354675ad09654f409a76061bc0cb3ac75bd9adff 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static DEFINE_IDA(sysfs_ino_ida);
  *	Locking:
  *	mutex_lock(sysfs_mutex)
  */
-void sysfs_link_sibling(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+static void sysfs_link_sibling(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd = sd->s_parent;
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void sysfs_link_sibling(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
  *	Locking:
  *	mutex_lock(sysfs_mutex)
  */
-void sysfs_unlink_sibling(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+static void sysfs_unlink_sibling(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent **pos;
 
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ void sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 		inc_nlink(acxt->parent_inode);
 
 	acxt->cnt++;
+
+	sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -521,7 +523,9 @@ void sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
  */
 void sysfs_remove_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
-	BUG_ON(sd->s_sibling || (sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_REMOVED));
+	BUG_ON(sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_REMOVED);
+
+	sysfs_unlink_sibling(sd);
 
 	sd->s_flags |= SYSFS_FLAG_REMOVED;
 	sd->s_sibling = acxt->removed;
@@ -697,10 +701,8 @@ static int create_dir(struct kobject *kobj, struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
 	/* link in */
 	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt, parent_sd);
 
-	if (!sysfs_find_dirent(parent_sd, name)) {
+	if (!sysfs_find_dirent(parent_sd, name))
 		sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd);
-		sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
-	}
 
 	if (!sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt)) {
 		sysfs_put(sd);
@@ -821,7 +823,6 @@ static void remove_dir(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
 
 	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt, sd->s_parent);
-	sysfs_unlink_sibling(sd);
 	sysfs_remove_one(&acxt, sd);
 	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 }
@@ -846,11 +847,9 @@ static void __sysfs_remove_dir(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd)
 	while (*pos) {
 		struct sysfs_dirent *sd = *pos;
 
-		if (sysfs_type(sd) && sysfs_type(sd) != SYSFS_DIR) {
-			*pos = sd->s_sibling;
-			sd->s_sibling = NULL;
+		if (sysfs_type(sd) && sysfs_type(sd) != SYSFS_DIR)
 			sysfs_remove_one(&acxt, sd);
-		} else
+		else
 			pos = &(*pos)->s_sibling;
 	}
 	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index b21d11b467548dcaf7f6453ee1d0e5553de5bad1..ea0e494d7d58887a78510a535de6684cc0550e32 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -405,10 +405,8 @@ int sysfs_add_file(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const struct attribute *attr,
 
 	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt, dir_sd);
 
-	if (!sysfs_find_dirent(dir_sd, attr->name)) {
+	if (!sysfs_find_dirent(dir_sd, attr->name))
 		sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd);
-		sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
-	}
 
 	if (!sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt)) {
 		sysfs_put(sd);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index 45128b79bc689e13fad9e3619065ba888e1935cc..efb4062fe099db0049cea26070a622b59effdcd2 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -189,25 +189,16 @@ void sysfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name)
 {
 	struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
-	struct sysfs_dirent **pos, *sd;
+	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
 
 	if (!dir_sd)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt, dir_sd);
 
-	for (pos = &dir_sd->s_children; *pos; pos = &(*pos)->s_sibling) {
-		sd = *pos;
-
-		if (!sysfs_type(sd))
-			continue;
-		if (!strcmp(sd->s_name, name)) {
-			*pos = sd->s_sibling;
-			sd->s_sibling = NULL;
-			sysfs_remove_one(&acxt, sd);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	sd = sysfs_find_dirent(dir_sd, name);
+	if (sd)
+		sysfs_remove_one(&acxt, sd);
 
 	if (sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index 90484533801e6daa8237a44cd60d0b2d9179f1f1..c129f307936afa7601438f461c5bf37c08b78ed2 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -92,10 +92,8 @@ int sysfs_create_link(struct kobject * kobj, struct kobject * target, const char
 
 	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt, parent_sd);
 
-	if (!sysfs_find_dirent(parent_sd, name)) {
+	if (!sysfs_find_dirent(parent_sd, name))
 		sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd);
-		sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
-	}
 
 	if (!sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt)) {
 		error = -EEXIST;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index b55e510ea239bae85d379d9ca07113526890a123..32b8b64e5cf1f7852d40208f98008c88d98b2228 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ extern struct sysfs_dirent sysfs_root;
 extern struct kmem_cache *sysfs_dir_cachep;
 
 extern struct dentry *sysfs_get_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
-extern void sysfs_link_sibling(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
-extern void sysfs_unlink_sibling(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 extern struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 extern void sysfs_put_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 extern struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_active_two(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);