diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
index 2b047469e02fee..ba60195cefb302 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
@@ -174,10 +174,12 @@ static void vfio_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 static int vfio_pci_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *pdev, int nr_virtfn)
 {
+	struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+
 	if (!enable_sriov)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	return vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(pdev, nr_virtfn);
+	return vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(vdev, nr_virtfn);
 }
 
 static const struct pci_device_id vfio_pci_table[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index 53ad39d617653d..728756d0a6fd87 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -1894,9 +1894,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_pci_core_register_device);
 
 void vfio_pci_core_unregister_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
 {
-	struct pci_dev *pdev = vdev->pdev;
-
-	vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(pdev, 0);
+	vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(vdev, 0);
 
 	vfio_unregister_group_dev(&vdev->vdev);
 
@@ -1911,14 +1909,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_pci_core_unregister_device);
 pci_ers_result_t vfio_pci_core_aer_err_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 						pci_channel_state_t state)
 {
-	struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev;
-	struct vfio_device *device;
-
-	device = vfio_device_get_from_dev(&pdev->dev);
-	if (device == NULL)
-		return PCI_ERS_RESULT_DISCONNECT;
-
-	vdev = container_of(device, struct vfio_pci_core_device, vdev);
+	struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&vdev->igate);
 
@@ -1927,26 +1918,18 @@ pci_ers_result_t vfio_pci_core_aer_err_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	mutex_unlock(&vdev->igate);
 
-	vfio_device_put(device);
-
 	return PCI_ERS_RESULT_CAN_RECOVER;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_pci_core_aer_err_detected);
 
-int vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *pdev, int nr_virtfn)
+int vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
+				  int nr_virtfn)
 {
-	struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev;
-	struct vfio_device *device;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = vdev->pdev;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	device_lock_assert(&pdev->dev);
 
-	device = vfio_device_get_from_dev(&pdev->dev);
-	if (!device)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	vdev = container_of(device, struct vfio_pci_core_device, vdev);
-
 	if (nr_virtfn) {
 		mutex_lock(&vfio_pci_sriov_pfs_mutex);
 		/*
@@ -1964,8 +1947,7 @@ int vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *pdev, int nr_virtfn)
 		ret = pci_enable_sriov(pdev, nr_virtfn);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_del;
-		ret = nr_virtfn;
-		goto out_put;
+		return nr_virtfn;
 	}
 
 	pci_disable_sriov(pdev);
@@ -1975,8 +1957,6 @@ int vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *pdev, int nr_virtfn)
 	list_del_init(&vdev->sriov_pfs_item);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&vfio_pci_sriov_pfs_mutex);
-out_put:
-	vfio_device_put(device);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
index a4555014bd1e72..74e4197105904e 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
@@ -492,12 +492,11 @@ static struct vfio_group *vfio_group_get_from_dev(struct device *dev)
  * Device objects - create, release, get, put, search
  */
 /* Device reference always implies a group reference */
-void vfio_device_put(struct vfio_device *device)
+static void vfio_device_put(struct vfio_device *device)
 {
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&device->refcount))
 		complete(&device->comp);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_device_put);
 
 static bool vfio_device_try_get(struct vfio_device *device)
 {
@@ -831,29 +830,6 @@ int vfio_register_emulated_iommu_dev(struct vfio_device *device)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_register_emulated_iommu_dev);
 
-/*
- * Get a reference to the vfio_device for a device.  Even if the
- * caller thinks they own the device, they could be racing with a
- * release call path, so we can't trust drvdata for the shortcut.
- * Go the long way around, from the iommu_group to the vfio_group
- * to the vfio_device.
- */
-struct vfio_device *vfio_device_get_from_dev(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct vfio_group *group;
-	struct vfio_device *device;
-
-	group = vfio_group_get_from_dev(dev);
-	if (!group)
-		return NULL;
-
-	device = vfio_group_get_device(group, dev);
-	vfio_group_put(group);
-
-	return device;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_device_get_from_dev);
-
 static struct vfio_device *vfio_device_get_from_name(struct vfio_group *group,
 						     char *buf)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index 66dda06ec42d1b..ae06731d947bf7 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ void vfio_uninit_group_dev(struct vfio_device *device);
 int vfio_register_group_dev(struct vfio_device *device);
 int vfio_register_emulated_iommu_dev(struct vfio_device *device);
 void vfio_unregister_group_dev(struct vfio_device *device);
-extern struct vfio_device *vfio_device_get_from_dev(struct device *dev);
-extern void vfio_device_put(struct vfio_device *device);
 
 int vfio_assign_device_set(struct vfio_device *device, void *set_id);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h b/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
index 48f2dd3c568c83..23c176d4b073f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ void vfio_pci_core_init_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
 int vfio_pci_core_register_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
 void vfio_pci_core_uninit_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
 void vfio_pci_core_unregister_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
-int vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *pdev, int nr_virtfn);
 extern const struct pci_error_handlers vfio_pci_core_err_handlers;
+int vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
+				  int nr_virtfn);
 long vfio_pci_core_ioctl(struct vfio_device *core_vdev, unsigned int cmd,
 		unsigned long arg);
 int vfio_pci_core_ioctl_feature(struct vfio_device *device, u32 flags,
