diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
index bd433ef6bfc66ffd4381f6e9714debc98d370751..f0eba534f805bec0f38e9d12aa6a1bcccd2aebf2 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
@@ -694,66 +694,6 @@ int __must_check pci_hp_change_slot_info(struct hotplug_slot *slot,
 	if ((slot == NULL) || (info == NULL))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	/*
-	* check all fields in the info structure, and update timestamps
-	* for the files referring to the fields that have now changed.
-	*/
-	if ((has_power_file(slot) == 0) &&
-	    (slot->info->power_status != info->power_status)) {
-		retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-					   &hotplug_slot_attr_power.attr);
-		if (retval)
-			return retval;
-	}
-
-	if ((has_attention_file(slot) == 0) &&
-	    (slot->info->attention_status != info->attention_status)) {
-		retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-					   &hotplug_slot_attr_attention.attr);
-		if (retval)
-			return retval;
-	}
-
-	if ((has_latch_file(slot) == 0) &&
-	    (slot->info->latch_status != info->latch_status)) {
-		retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-					   &hotplug_slot_attr_latch.attr);
-		if (retval)
-			return retval;
-	}
-
-	if ((has_adapter_file(slot) == 0) &&
-	    (slot->info->adapter_status != info->adapter_status)) {
-		retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-					   &hotplug_slot_attr_presence.attr);
-		if (retval)
-			return retval;
-	}
-
-	if ((has_address_file(slot) == 0) &&
-	    (slot->info->address != info->address)) {
-		retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-					   &hotplug_slot_attr_address.attr);
-		if (retval)
-			return retval;
-	}
-
-	if ((has_max_bus_speed_file(slot) == 0) &&
-	    (slot->info->max_bus_speed != info->max_bus_speed)) {
-		retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-					   &hotplug_slot_attr_max_bus_speed.attr);
-		if (retval)
-			return retval;
-	}
-
-	if ((has_cur_bus_speed_file(slot) == 0) &&
-	    (slot->info->cur_bus_speed != info->cur_bus_speed)) {
-		retval = sysfs_update_file(&slot->kobj,
-					   &hotplug_slot_attr_cur_bus_speed.attr);
-		if (retval)
-			return retval;
-	}
-
 	memcpy (slot->info, info, sizeof (struct hotplug_slot_info));
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 9fdf8dae0dcd81fe5fbbd4114c7ed8145d0e7e26..61a8c19df7c3ca293c4c7c61a91d2ad77c03134f 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
@@ -453,44 +452,6 @@ int sysfs_add_file_to_group(struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_add_file_to_group);
 
-
-/**
- * sysfs_update_file - update the modified timestamp on an object attribute.
- * @kobj: object we're acting for.
- * @attr: attribute descriptor.
- */
-int sysfs_update_file(struct kobject * kobj, const struct attribute * attr)
-{
-	struct sysfs_dirent *victim_sd = NULL;
-	struct dentry *victim = NULL;
-	int rc;
-
-	rc = -ENOENT;
-	victim_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, attr->name);
-	if (!victim_sd)
-		goto out;
-
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_rename_mutex);
-	victim = sysfs_get_dentry(victim_sd);
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_rename_mutex);
-	if (IS_ERR(victim)) {
-		rc = PTR_ERR(victim);
-		victim = NULL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	mutex_lock(&victim->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	victim->d_inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
-	fsnotify_modify(victim);
-	mutex_unlock(&victim->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	rc = 0;
- out:
-	dput(victim);
-	sysfs_put(victim_sd);
-	return rc;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * sysfs_chmod_file - update the modified mode value on an object attribute.
  * @kobj: object we're acting for.
@@ -641,4 +602,3 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_schedule_callback);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_create_file);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_file);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_update_file);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index b393bb44962430b71f34e52f7414cd2b9f1c9794..db5dd2403d0896d48036c58d1adcc387f32a5e45 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ int __must_check sysfs_move_dir(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 int __must_check sysfs_create_file(struct kobject *kobj,
 				   const struct attribute *attr);
-int __must_check sysfs_update_file(struct kobject *kobj,
-				   const struct attribute *attr);
 int __must_check sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 				  mode_t mode);
 void sysfs_remove_file(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr);
@@ -149,11 +147,6 @@ static inline int sysfs_create_file(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int sysfs_update_file(struct kobject *kobj,
-				    const struct attribute *attr)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
 static inline int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj,
 				   struct attribute *attr, mode_t mode)
 {