diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
index 0903f53..c9c0a54 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-keytable.c
@@ -448,22 +448,15 @@ int ir_input_register(struct input_dev *input_dev,
 	input_dev->setkeycode = ir_setkeycode;
 	input_set_drvdata(input_dev, ir_dev);
 
-	rc = input_register_device(input_dev);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		goto err;
-
 	rc = ir_register_class(input_dev);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		input_unregister_device(input_dev);
+	if (rc < 0)
 		goto err;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 
 err:
 	kfree(rc_tab->scan);
 	kfree(ir_dev);
-	input_set_drvdata(input_dev, NULL);
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ir_input_register);
@@ -492,7 +485,6 @@ void ir_input_unregister(struct input_dev *dev)
 	ir_unregister_class(dev);
 
 	kfree(ir_dev);
-	input_unregister_device(dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ir_input_unregister);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c b/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
index bf5fbcd..1bb011a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/IR/ir-sysfs.c
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@
 static unsigned long ir_core_dev_number;
 
 /* class for /sys/class/irrcv */
-static struct class *ir_input_class;
+static char *ir_devnode(struct device *dev, mode_t *mode)
+{
+	return kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "irrcv/%s", dev_name(dev));
+}
+
+struct class ir_input_class = {
+	.name		= "irrcv",
+	.devnode	= ir_devnode,
+};
 
 /**
  * show_protocol() - shows the current IR protocol
@@ -128,6 +136,20 @@ static struct attribute *ir_dev_attrs[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
+static struct attribute_group ir_dev_attr_grp = {
+	.attrs	=ir_dev_attrs,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group *ir_dev_attr_groups[] = {
+	&ir_dev_attr_grp,
+	NULL
+};
+
+static struct device_type ir_dev_type = {
+	.groups		= ir_dev_attr_groups,
+};
+
+
 /**
  * ir_register_class() - creates the sysfs for /sys/class/irrcv/irrcv?
  * @input_dev:	the struct input_dev descriptor of the device
@@ -137,7 +159,7 @@ static struct attribute *ir_dev_attrs[] = {
 int ir_register_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
 {
 	int rc;
-	struct kobject *kobj;
+	const char *path;
 
 	struct ir_input_dev *ir_dev = input_get_drvdata(input_dev);
 	int devno = find_first_zero_bit(&ir_core_dev_number,
@@ -146,19 +168,31 @@ int ir_register_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
 	if (unlikely(devno < 0))
 		return devno;
 
-	ir_dev->attr.attrs = ir_dev_attrs;
-	ir_dev->class_dev = device_create(ir_input_class, NULL,
-					  input_dev->dev.devt, ir_dev,
-					  "irrcv%d", devno);
-	kobj = &ir_dev->class_dev->kobj;
-
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "Creating IR device %s\n", kobject_name(kobj));
-	rc = sysfs_create_group(kobj, &ir_dev->attr);
-	if (unlikely(rc < 0)) {
-		device_destroy(ir_input_class, input_dev->dev.devt);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	ir_dev->dev.type = &ir_dev_type;
+	ir_dev->dev.class = &ir_input_class;
+	ir_dev->dev.parent = input_dev->dev.parent;
+	dev_set_name(&ir_dev->dev, "irrcv%d", devno);
+	rc = device_register(&ir_dev->dev);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+
+	input_dev->dev.parent = &ir_dev->dev;
+	rc = input_register_device(input_dev);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		device_del(&ir_dev->dev);
+		return rc;
 	}
 
+	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
+
+	path = kobject_get_path(&input_dev->dev.kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: %s associated with sysfs %s\n",
+		dev_name(&ir_dev->dev),
+		input_dev->name ? input_dev->name : "Unspecified device",
+		path ? path : "N/A");
+	kfree(path);
+
 	ir_dev->devno = devno;
 	set_bit(devno, &ir_core_dev_number);
 
@@ -175,16 +209,12 @@ int ir_register_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
 void ir_unregister_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
 {
 	struct ir_input_dev *ir_dev = input_get_drvdata(input_dev);
-	struct kobject *kobj;
 
 	clear_bit(ir_dev->devno, &ir_core_dev_number);
+	input_unregister_device(input_dev);
+	device_del(&ir_dev->dev);
 
-	kobj = &ir_dev->class_dev->kobj;
-
-	sysfs_remove_group(kobj, &ir_dev->attr);
-	device_destroy(ir_input_class, input_dev->dev.devt);
-
-	kfree(ir_dev->attr.name);
+	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -193,10 +223,10 @@ void ir_unregister_class(struct input_dev *input_dev)
 
 static int __init ir_core_init(void)
 {
-	ir_input_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "irrcv");
-	if (IS_ERR(ir_input_class)) {
+	int rc = class_register(&ir_input_class);
+	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ir_core: unable to register irrcv class\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(ir_input_class);
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -204,7 +234,7 @@ static int __init ir_core_init(void)
 
 static void __exit ir_core_exit(void)
 {
-	class_destroy(ir_input_class);
+	class_unregister(&ir_input_class);
 }
 
 module_init(ir_core_init);
diff --git a/include/media/ir-core.h b/include/media/ir-core.h
index 61c223b..ce9f347 100644
--- a/include/media/ir-core.h
+++ b/include/media/ir-core.h
@@ -47,11 +47,9 @@ struct ir_dev_props {
 
 
 struct ir_input_dev {
-	struct input_dev		*dev;		/* Input device*/
+	struct device			dev;		/* device */
 	struct ir_scancode_table	rc_tab;		/* scan/key table */
 	unsigned long			devno;		/* device number */
-	struct attribute_group		attr;		/* IR attributes */
-	struct device			*class_dev;	/* virtual class dev */
 	const struct ir_dev_props	*props;		/* Device properties */
 };
 #define to_ir_input_dev(_attr) container_of(_attr, struct ir_input_dev, attr)
