diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/Makefile b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/Makefile
index 96d06f030c31..a53b2b532e9f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-vimc-y := vimc-core.o vimc-common.o vimc-streamer.o
+vimc-y := vimc-core.o vimc-common.o vimc-streamer.o vimc-capture.o \
+		vimc-debayer.o vimc-scaler.o vimc-sensor.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_VIMC) += vimc.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_VIMC) += vimc.o vimc-capture.o vimc-debayer.o \
-                vimc-scaler.o vimc-sensor.o
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
index 1d56b91830ba..602f80323031 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Helen Koike <helen.fornazier@gmail.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/component.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-ioctl.h>
 #include <media/videobuf2-core.h>
 #include <media/videobuf2-vmalloc.h>
@@ -16,8 +12,6 @@
 #include "vimc-common.h"
 #include "vimc-streamer.h"
 
-#define VIMC_CAP_DRV_NAME "vimc-capture"
-
 struct vimc_cap_device {
 	struct vimc_ent_device ved;
 	struct video_device vdev;
@@ -340,13 +334,11 @@ static void vimc_cap_release(struct video_device *vdev)
 	kfree(vcap);
 }
 
-static void vimc_cap_comp_unbind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
-				 void *master_data)
+void vimc_cap_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
 {
-	struct vimc_ent_device *ved = dev_get_drvdata(comp);
-	struct vimc_cap_device *vcap = container_of(ved, struct vimc_cap_device,
-						    ved);
+	struct vimc_cap_device *vcap;
 
+	vcap = container_of(ved, struct vimc_cap_device, ved);
 	vb2_queue_release(&vcap->queue);
 	media_entity_cleanup(ved->ent);
 	video_unregister_device(&vcap->vdev);
@@ -391,11 +383,10 @@ static void *vimc_cap_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int vimc_cap_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
-			      void *master_data)
+struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_cap_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				     const char *vcfg_name)
 {
-	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = master_data;
-	struct vimc_platform_data *pdata = comp->platform_data;
+	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = &vimc->v4l2_dev;
 	const struct vimc_pix_map *vpix;
 	struct vimc_cap_device *vcap;
 	struct video_device *vdev;
@@ -405,7 +396,7 @@ static int vimc_cap_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 	/* Allocate the vimc_cap_device struct */
 	vcap = kzalloc(sizeof(*vcap), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vcap)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
 
 	/* Allocate the pads */
 	vcap->ved.pads =
@@ -416,7 +407,7 @@ static int vimc_cap_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize the media entity */
-	vcap->vdev.entity.name = pdata->entity_name;
+	vcap->vdev.entity.name = vcfg_name;
 	vcap->vdev.entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_F_IO_V4L;
 	ret = media_entity_pads_init(&vcap->vdev.entity,
 				     1, vcap->ved.pads);
@@ -440,8 +431,8 @@ static int vimc_cap_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 
 	ret = vb2_queue_init(q);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(comp, "%s: vb2 queue init failed (err=%d)\n",
-			pdata->entity_name, ret);
+		dev_err(&vimc->pdev.dev, "%s: vb2 queue init failed (err=%d)\n",
+			vcfg_name, ret);
 		goto err_clean_m_ent;
 	}
 
@@ -460,8 +451,7 @@ static int vimc_cap_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 	vcap->ved.ent = &vcap->vdev.entity;
 	vcap->ved.process_frame = vimc_cap_process_frame;
 	vcap->ved.vdev_get_format = vimc_cap_get_format;
-	dev_set_drvdata(comp, &vcap->ved);
-	vcap->dev = comp;
+	vcap->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the video_device struct */
 	vdev = &vcap->vdev;
@@ -474,18 +464,18 @@ static int vimc_cap_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 	vdev->queue = q;
 	vdev->v4l2_dev = v4l2_dev;
 	vdev->vfl_dir = VFL_DIR_RX;
-	strscpy(vdev->name, pdata->entity_name, sizeof(vdev->name));
+	strscpy(vdev->name, vcfg_name, sizeof(vdev->name));
 	video_set_drvdata(vdev, &vcap->ved);
 
 	/* Register the video_device with the v4l2 and the media framework */
 	ret = video_register_device(vdev, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER, -1);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(comp, "%s: video register failed (err=%d)\n",
+		dev_err(&vimc->pdev.dev, "%s: video register failed (err=%d)\n",
 			vcap->vdev.name, ret);
 		goto err_release_queue;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return &vcap->ved;
 
 err_release_queue:
 	vb2_queue_release(q);
@@ -496,46 +486,5 @@ static int vimc_cap_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 err_free_vcap:
 	kfree(vcap);
 
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static const struct component_ops vimc_cap_comp_ops = {
-	.bind = vimc_cap_comp_bind,
-	.unbind = vimc_cap_comp_unbind,
-};
-
-static int vimc_cap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	return component_add(&pdev->dev, &vimc_cap_comp_ops);
-}
-
-static int vimc_cap_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	component_del(&pdev->dev, &vimc_cap_comp_ops);
-
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
-
-static const struct platform_device_id vimc_cap_driver_ids[] = {
-	{
-		.name           = VIMC_CAP_DRV_NAME,
-	},
-	{ }
-};
-
-static struct platform_driver vimc_cap_pdrv = {
-	.probe		= vimc_cap_probe,
-	.remove		= vimc_cap_remove,
-	.id_table	= vimc_cap_driver_ids,
-	.driver		= {
-		.name	= VIMC_CAP_DRV_NAME,
-	},
-};
-
-module_platform_driver(vimc_cap_pdrv);
-
-MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(platform, vimc_cap_driver_ids);
-
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Virtual Media Controller Driver (VIMC) Capture");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Helen Mae Koike Fornazier <helen.fornazier@gmail.com>");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
index 9c2e0e216c6b..87ee84f78322 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define _VIMC_COMMON_H_
 
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <media/media-device.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-device.h>
 
@@ -111,6 +112,59 @@ struct vimc_ent_device {
 			      struct v4l2_pix_format *fmt);
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct vimc_device - main device for vimc driver
+ *
+ * @pdev	pointer to the platform device
+ * @pipe_cfg	pointer to the vimc pipeline configuration structure
+ * @ent_devs	arry of vimc_ent_device pointers
+ * @mdev	the associated media_device parent
+ * @v4l2_dev	Internal v4l2 parent device
+ */
+struct vimc_device {
+	struct platform_device pdev;
+	const struct vimc_pipeline_config *pipe_cfg;
+	struct vimc_ent_device **ent_devs;
+	struct media_device mdev;
+	struct v4l2_device v4l2_dev;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct vimc_ent_config	Structure which describes individual
+ *				configuration for each entity
+ *
+ * @name			entity name
+ * @ved				pointer to vimc_ent_device (a node in the
+ *					topology)
+ * @add				subdev add hook - initializes and registers
+ *					subdev called from vimc-core
+ * @rm				subdev rm hook - unregisters and frees
+ *					subdev called from vimc-core
+ */
+struct vimc_ent_config {
+	const char *name;
+	struct vimc_ent_device *(*add)(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				       const char *vcfg_name);
+	void (*rm)(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved);
+};
+
+/* prototypes for vimc_ent_config add and rm hooks */
+struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_cap_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				     const char *vcfg_name);
+void vimc_cap_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved);
+
+struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_deb_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				     const char *vcfg_name);
+void vimc_deb_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved);
+
+struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sca_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				     const char *vcfg_name);
+void vimc_sca_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved);
+
+struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sen_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				     const char *vcfg_name);
+void vimc_sen_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved);
+
 /**
  * vimc_pads_init - initialize pads
  *
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c
index 571c55aa0e16..a1218578cb9a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Helen Koike <helen.fornazier@gmail.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/component.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -24,29 +23,6 @@
 	.flags = link_flags,					\
 }
 
-struct vimc_device {
-	/* The platform device */
-	struct platform_device pdev;
-
-	/* The pipeline configuration */
-	const struct vimc_pipeline_config *pipe_cfg;
-
-	/* The Associated media_device parent */
-	struct media_device mdev;
-
-	/* Internal v4l2 parent device*/
-	struct v4l2_device v4l2_dev;
-
-	/* Subdevices */
-	struct platform_device **subdevs;
-};
-
-/* Structure which describes individual configuration for each entity */
-struct vimc_ent_config {
-	const char *name;
-	const char *drv;
-};
-
 /* Structure which describes links between entities */
 struct vimc_ent_link {
 	unsigned int src_ent;
@@ -68,43 +44,52 @@ struct vimc_pipeline_config {
  * Topology Configuration
  */
 
-static const struct vimc_ent_config ent_config[] = {
+static struct vimc_ent_config ent_config[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "Sensor A",
-		.drv = "vimc-sensor",
+		.add = vimc_sen_add,
+		.rm = vimc_sen_rm,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "Sensor B",
-		.drv = "vimc-sensor",
+		.add = vimc_sen_add,
+		.rm = vimc_sen_rm,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "Debayer A",
-		.drv = "vimc-debayer",
+		.add = vimc_deb_add,
+		.rm = vimc_deb_rm,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "Debayer B",
-		.drv = "vimc-debayer",
+		.add = vimc_deb_add,
+		.rm = vimc_deb_rm,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "Raw Capture 0",
-		.drv = "vimc-capture",
+		.add = vimc_cap_add,
+		.rm = vimc_cap_rm,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "Raw Capture 1",
-		.drv = "vimc-capture",
+		.add = vimc_cap_add,
+		.rm = vimc_cap_rm,
 	},
 	{
-		.name = "RGB/YUV Input",
 		/* TODO: change this to vimc-input when it is implemented */
-		.drv = "vimc-sensor",
+		.name = "RGB/YUV Input",
+		.add = vimc_sen_add,
+		.rm = vimc_sen_rm,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "Scaler",
-		.drv = "vimc-scaler",
+		.add = vimc_sca_add,
+		.rm = vimc_sca_rm,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "RGB/YUV Capture",
-		.drv = "vimc-capture",
+		.add = vimc_cap_add,
+		.rm = vimc_cap_rm,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -127,7 +112,7 @@ static const struct vimc_ent_link ent_links[] = {
 	VIMC_ENT_LINK(7, 1, 8, 0, MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED | MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE),
 };
 
-static const struct vimc_pipeline_config pipe_cfg = {
+static struct vimc_pipeline_config pipe_cfg = {
 	.ents		= ent_config,
 	.num_ents	= ARRAY_SIZE(ent_config),
 	.links		= ent_links,
@@ -136,6 +121,14 @@ static const struct vimc_pipeline_config pipe_cfg = {
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static void vimc_rm_links(struct vimc_device *vimc)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents; i++)
+		media_entity_remove_links(vimc->ent_devs[i]->ent);
+}
+
 static int vimc_create_links(struct vimc_device *vimc)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -144,32 +137,58 @@ static int vimc_create_links(struct vimc_device *vimc)
 	/* Initialize the links between entities */
 	for (i = 0; i < vimc->pipe_cfg->num_links; i++) {
 		const struct vimc_ent_link *link = &vimc->pipe_cfg->links[i];
-		/*
-		 * TODO: Check another way of retrieving ved struct without
-		 * relying on platform_get_drvdata
-		 */
+
 		struct vimc_ent_device *ved_src =
-			platform_get_drvdata(vimc->subdevs[link->src_ent]);
+			vimc->ent_devs[link->src_ent];
 		struct vimc_ent_device *ved_sink =
-			platform_get_drvdata(vimc->subdevs[link->sink_ent]);
+			vimc->ent_devs[link->sink_ent];
 
 		ret = media_create_pad_link(ved_src->ent, link->src_pad,
 					    ved_sink->ent, link->sink_pad,
 					    link->flags);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto err_rm_links;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_rm_links:
+	vimc_rm_links(vimc);
+	return ret;
 }
 
-static int vimc_comp_bind(struct device *master)
+static int vimc_add_subdevs(struct vimc_device *vimc)
 {
-	struct vimc_device *vimc = container_of(to_platform_device(master),
-						struct vimc_device, pdev);
-	int ret;
+	unsigned int i;
+	struct vimc_ent_device *ved;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents; i++) {
+		dev_dbg(&vimc->pdev.dev, "new entity for %s\n",
+			vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].name);
+		ved = vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].add(vimc,
+					vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].name);
+		if (!ved) {
+			dev_err(&vimc->pdev.dev, "add new entity for %s\n",
+				vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].name);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		vimc->ent_devs[i] = ved;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void vimc_rm_subdevs(struct vimc_device *vimc)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
 
-	dev_dbg(master, "bind");
+	for (i = 0; i < vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents; i++)
+		if (vimc->ent_devs[i])
+			vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].rm(vimc, vimc->ent_devs[i]);
+}
+
+static int vimc_register_devices(struct vimc_device *vimc)
+{
+	int ret;
 
 	/* Register the v4l2 struct */
 	ret = v4l2_device_register(vimc->mdev.dev, &vimc->v4l2_dev);
@@ -179,22 +198,30 @@ static int vimc_comp_bind(struct device *master)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* Bind subdevices */
-	ret = component_bind_all(master, &vimc->v4l2_dev);
-	if (ret)
+	/* allocate ent_devs */
+	vimc->ent_devs = kmalloc_array(vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents,
+				       sizeof(*vimc->ent_devs),
+				       GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vimc->ent_devs)
 		goto err_v4l2_unregister;
 
+	/* Invoke entity config hooks to initialize and register subdevs */
+	ret = vimc_add_subdevs(vimc);
+	if (ret)
+		/* remove sundevs that got added */
+		goto err_rm_subdevs;
+
 	/* Initialize links */
 	ret = vimc_create_links(vimc);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_comp_unbind_all;
+		goto err_rm_subdevs;
 
 	/* Register the media device */
 	ret = media_device_register(&vimc->mdev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(vimc->mdev.dev,
 			"media device register failed (err=%d)\n", ret);
-		goto err_comp_unbind_all;
+		goto err_rm_subdevs;
 	}
 
 	/* Expose all subdev's nodes*/
@@ -211,98 +238,32 @@ static int vimc_comp_bind(struct device *master)
 err_mdev_unregister:
 	media_device_unregister(&vimc->mdev);
 	media_device_cleanup(&vimc->mdev);
-err_comp_unbind_all:
-	component_unbind_all(master, NULL);
+err_rm_subdevs:
+	vimc_rm_subdevs(vimc);
+	kfree(vimc->ent_devs);
 err_v4l2_unregister:
 	v4l2_device_unregister(&vimc->v4l2_dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void vimc_comp_unbind(struct device *master)
+static void vimc_unregister(struct vimc_device *vimc)
 {
-	struct vimc_device *vimc = container_of(to_platform_device(master),
-						struct vimc_device, pdev);
-
-	dev_dbg(master, "unbind");
-
 	media_device_unregister(&vimc->mdev);
 	media_device_cleanup(&vimc->mdev);
-	component_unbind_all(master, NULL);
 	v4l2_device_unregister(&vimc->v4l2_dev);
+	kfree(vimc->ent_devs);
 }
 
-static int vimc_comp_compare(struct device *comp, void *data)
-{
-	return comp == data;
-}
-
-static struct component_match *vimc_add_subdevs(struct vimc_device *vimc)
-{
-	struct component_match *match = NULL;
-	struct vimc_platform_data pdata;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents; i++) {
-		dev_dbg(&vimc->pdev.dev, "new pdev for %s\n",
-			vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].drv);
-
-		strscpy(pdata.entity_name, vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].name,
-			sizeof(pdata.entity_name));
-
-		vimc->subdevs[i] = platform_device_register_data(&vimc->pdev.dev,
-						vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].drv,
-						PLATFORM_DEVID_AUTO,
-						&pdata,
-						sizeof(pdata));
-		if (IS_ERR(vimc->subdevs[i])) {
-			match = ERR_CAST(vimc->subdevs[i]);
-			while (--i >= 0)
-				platform_device_unregister(vimc->subdevs[i]);
-
-			return match;
-		}
-
-		component_match_add(&vimc->pdev.dev, &match, vimc_comp_compare,
-				    &vimc->subdevs[i]->dev);
-	}
-
-	return match;
-}
-
-static void vimc_rm_subdevs(struct vimc_device *vimc)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents; i++)
-		platform_device_unregister(vimc->subdevs[i]);
-}
-
-static const struct component_master_ops vimc_comp_ops = {
-	.bind = vimc_comp_bind,
-	.unbind = vimc_comp_unbind,
-};
-
 static int vimc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct vimc_device *vimc = container_of(pdev, struct vimc_device, pdev);
-	struct component_match *match = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "probe");
 
 	memset(&vimc->mdev, 0, sizeof(vimc->mdev));
 
-	/* Create platform_device for each entity in the topology*/
-	vimc->subdevs = devm_kcalloc(&vimc->pdev.dev, vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents,
-				     sizeof(*vimc->subdevs), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vimc->subdevs)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	match = vimc_add_subdevs(vimc);
-	if (IS_ERR(match))
-		return PTR_ERR(match);
-
 	/* Link the media device within the v4l2_device */
 	vimc->v4l2_dev.mdev = &vimc->mdev;
 
@@ -314,12 +275,9 @@ static int vimc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	vimc->mdev.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	media_device_init(&vimc->mdev);
 
-	/* Add self to the component system */
-	ret = component_master_add_with_match(&pdev->dev, &vimc_comp_ops,
-					      match);
+	ret = vimc_register_devices(vimc);
 	if (ret) {
 		media_device_cleanup(&vimc->mdev);
-		vimc_rm_subdevs(vimc);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -332,8 +290,8 @@ static int vimc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "remove");
 
-	component_master_del(&pdev->dev, &vimc_comp_ops);
 	vimc_rm_subdevs(vimc);
+	vimc_unregister(vimc);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
index b72b8385067b..00850f2501ad 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 #include "vimc-common.h"
 
-#define VIMC_DEB_DRV_NAME "vimc-debayer"
-
 static unsigned int deb_mean_win_size = 3;
 module_param(deb_mean_win_size, uint, 0000);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(deb_mean_win_size, " the window size to calculate the mean.\n"
@@ -491,44 +489,40 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops vimc_deb_int_ops = {
 	.release = vimc_deb_release,
 };
 
-static void vimc_deb_comp_unbind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
-				 void *master_data)
+void vimc_deb_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
 {
-	struct vimc_ent_device *ved = dev_get_drvdata(comp);
-	struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb = container_of(ved, struct vimc_deb_device,
-						    ved);
+	struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb;
 
+	vdeb = container_of(ved, struct vimc_deb_device, ved);
 	vimc_ent_sd_unregister(ved, &vdeb->sd);
 }
 
-static int vimc_deb_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
-			      void *master_data)
+struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_deb_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				     const char *vcfg_name)
 {
-	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = master_data;
-	struct vimc_platform_data *pdata = comp->platform_data;
+	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = &vimc->v4l2_dev;
 	struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Allocate the vdeb struct */
 	vdeb = kzalloc(sizeof(*vdeb), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vdeb)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
 
 	/* Initialize ved and sd */
 	ret = vimc_ent_sd_register(&vdeb->ved, &vdeb->sd, v4l2_dev,
-				   pdata->entity_name,
+				   vcfg_name,
 				   MEDIA_ENT_F_PROC_VIDEO_PIXEL_ENC_CONV, 2,
 				   (const unsigned long[2]) {MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK,
 				   MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE},
 				   &vimc_deb_int_ops, &vimc_deb_ops);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(vdeb);
-		return ret;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	vdeb->ved.process_frame = vimc_deb_process_frame;
-	dev_set_drvdata(comp, &vdeb->ved);
-	vdeb->dev = comp;
+	vdeb->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the frame format */
 	vdeb->sink_fmt = sink_fmt_default;
@@ -541,46 +535,5 @@ static int vimc_deb_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 	vdeb->src_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB888_1X24;
 	vdeb->set_rgb_src = vimc_deb_set_rgb_mbus_fmt_rgb888_1x24;
 
-	return 0;
+	return &vdeb->ved;
 }
-
-static const struct component_ops vimc_deb_comp_ops = {
-	.bind = vimc_deb_comp_bind,
-	.unbind = vimc_deb_comp_unbind,
-};
-
-static int vimc_deb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	return component_add(&pdev->dev, &vimc_deb_comp_ops);
-}
-
-static int vimc_deb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	component_del(&pdev->dev, &vimc_deb_comp_ops);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct platform_device_id vimc_deb_driver_ids[] = {
-	{
-		.name           = VIMC_DEB_DRV_NAME,
-	},
-	{ }
-};
-
-static struct platform_driver vimc_deb_pdrv = {
-	.probe		= vimc_deb_probe,
-	.remove		= vimc_deb_remove,
-	.id_table	= vimc_deb_driver_ids,
-	.driver		= {
-		.name	= VIMC_DEB_DRV_NAME,
-	},
-};
-
-module_platform_driver(vimc_deb_pdrv);
-
-MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(platform, vimc_deb_driver_ids);
-
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Virtual Media Controller Driver (VIMC) Debayer");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Helen Mae Koike Fornazier <helen.fornazier@gmail.com>");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
index 49ab8d9dd9c9..28a947950a0b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
@@ -5,18 +5,13 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Helen Koike <helen.fornazier@gmail.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/component.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/v4l2-mediabus.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-subdev.h>
 
 #include "vimc-common.h"
 
-#define VIMC_SCA_DRV_NAME "vimc-scaler"
-
 static unsigned int sca_mult = 3;
 module_param(sca_mult, uint, 0000);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(sca_mult, " the image size multiplier");
@@ -350,89 +345,43 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops vimc_sca_int_ops = {
 	.release = vimc_sca_release,
 };
 
-static void vimc_sca_comp_unbind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
-				 void *master_data)
+void vimc_sca_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
 {
-	struct vimc_ent_device *ved = dev_get_drvdata(comp);
-	struct vimc_sca_device *vsca = container_of(ved, struct vimc_sca_device,
-						    ved);
+	struct vimc_sca_device *vsca;
 
+	vsca = container_of(ved, struct vimc_sca_device, ved);
 	vimc_ent_sd_unregister(ved, &vsca->sd);
 }
 
-
-static int vimc_sca_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
-			      void *master_data)
+struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sca_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				     const char *vcfg_name)
 {
-	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = master_data;
-	struct vimc_platform_data *pdata = comp->platform_data;
+	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = &vimc->v4l2_dev;
 	struct vimc_sca_device *vsca;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Allocate the vsca struct */
 	vsca = kzalloc(sizeof(*vsca), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vsca)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
 
 	/* Initialize ved and sd */
 	ret = vimc_ent_sd_register(&vsca->ved, &vsca->sd, v4l2_dev,
-				   pdata->entity_name,
+				   vcfg_name,
 				   MEDIA_ENT_F_PROC_VIDEO_SCALER, 2,
 				   (const unsigned long[2]) {MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK,
 				   MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE},
 				   &vimc_sca_int_ops, &vimc_sca_ops);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(vsca);
-		return ret;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	vsca->ved.process_frame = vimc_sca_process_frame;
-	dev_set_drvdata(comp, &vsca->ved);
-	vsca->dev = comp;
+	vsca->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the frame format */
 	vsca->sink_fmt = sink_fmt_default;
 
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct component_ops vimc_sca_comp_ops = {
-	.bind = vimc_sca_comp_bind,
-	.unbind = vimc_sca_comp_unbind,
-};
-
-static int vimc_sca_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	return component_add(&pdev->dev, &vimc_sca_comp_ops);
+	return &vsca->ved;
 }
-
-static int vimc_sca_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	component_del(&pdev->dev, &vimc_sca_comp_ops);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct platform_device_id vimc_sca_driver_ids[] = {
-	{
-		.name           = VIMC_SCA_DRV_NAME,
-	},
-	{ }
-};
-
-static struct platform_driver vimc_sca_pdrv = {
-	.probe		= vimc_sca_probe,
-	.remove		= vimc_sca_remove,
-	.id_table	= vimc_sca_driver_ids,
-	.driver		= {
-		.name	= VIMC_SCA_DRV_NAME,
-	},
-};
-
-module_platform_driver(vimc_sca_pdrv);
-
-MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(platform, vimc_sca_driver_ids);
-
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Virtual Media Controller Driver (VIMC) Scaler");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Helen Mae Koike Fornazier <helen.fornazier@gmail.com>");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
index 6c53b9fc1617..1f15637ca8bb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Helen Koike <helen.fornazier@gmail.com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/component.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/v4l2-mediabus.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-ctrls.h>
@@ -18,8 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "vimc-common.h"
 
-#define VIMC_SEN_DRV_NAME "vimc-sensor"
-
 struct vimc_sen_device {
 	struct vimc_ent_device ved;
 	struct v4l2_subdev sd;
@@ -304,13 +298,11 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops vimc_sen_int_ops = {
 	.release = vimc_sen_release,
 };
 
-static void vimc_sen_comp_unbind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
-				 void *master_data)
+void vimc_sen_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
 {
-	struct vimc_ent_device *ved = dev_get_drvdata(comp);
-	struct vimc_sen_device *vsen =
-				container_of(ved, struct vimc_sen_device, ved);
+	struct vimc_sen_device *vsen;
 
+	vsen = container_of(ved, struct vimc_sen_device, ved);
 	vimc_ent_sd_unregister(ved, &vsen->sd);
 }
 
@@ -331,18 +323,17 @@ static const struct v4l2_ctrl_config vimc_sen_ctrl_test_pattern = {
 	.qmenu = tpg_pattern_strings,
 };
 
-static int vimc_sen_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
-			      void *master_data)
+struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sen_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				     const char *vcfg_name)
 {
-	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = master_data;
-	struct vimc_platform_data *pdata = comp->platform_data;
+	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = &vimc->v4l2_dev;
 	struct vimc_sen_device *vsen;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Allocate the vsen struct */
 	vsen = kzalloc(sizeof(*vsen), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vsen)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
 
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_init(&vsen->hdl, 4);
 
@@ -368,7 +359,7 @@ static int vimc_sen_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 
 	/* Initialize ved and sd */
 	ret = vimc_ent_sd_register(&vsen->ved, &vsen->sd, v4l2_dev,
-				   pdata->entity_name,
+				   vcfg_name,
 				   MEDIA_ENT_F_CAM_SENSOR, 1,
 				   (const unsigned long[1]) {MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE},
 				   &vimc_sen_int_ops, &vimc_sen_ops);
@@ -376,8 +367,7 @@ static int vimc_sen_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 		goto err_free_hdl;
 
 	vsen->ved.process_frame = vimc_sen_process_frame;
-	dev_set_drvdata(comp, &vsen->ved);
-	vsen->dev = comp;
+	vsen->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the frame format */
 	vsen->mbus_format = fmt_default;
@@ -389,7 +379,7 @@ static int vimc_sen_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unregister_ent_sd;
 
-	return 0;
+	return &vsen->ved;
 
 err_unregister_ent_sd:
 	vimc_ent_sd_unregister(&vsen->ved,  &vsen->sd);
@@ -398,46 +388,5 @@ static int vimc_sen_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
 err_free_vsen:
 	kfree(vsen);
 
-	return ret;
+	return NULL;
 }
-
-static const struct component_ops vimc_sen_comp_ops = {
-	.bind = vimc_sen_comp_bind,
-	.unbind = vimc_sen_comp_unbind,
-};
-
-static int vimc_sen_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	return component_add(&pdev->dev, &vimc_sen_comp_ops);
-}
-
-static int vimc_sen_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	component_del(&pdev->dev, &vimc_sen_comp_ops);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct platform_device_id vimc_sen_driver_ids[] = {
-	{
-		.name           = VIMC_SEN_DRV_NAME,
-	},
-	{ }
-};
-
-static struct platform_driver vimc_sen_pdrv = {
-	.probe		= vimc_sen_probe,
-	.remove		= vimc_sen_remove,
-	.id_table	= vimc_sen_driver_ids,
-	.driver		= {
-		.name	= VIMC_SEN_DRV_NAME,
-	},
-};
-
-module_platform_driver(vimc_sen_pdrv);
-
-MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(platform, vimc_sen_driver_ids);
-
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Virtual Media Controller Driver (VIMC) Sensor");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Helen Mae Koike Fornazier <helen.fornazier@gmail.com>");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
