diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 4c289ab91357..2cdf29464063 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -846,42 +846,6 @@ struct bus_type *find_bus(char *name)
 }
 #endif  /*  0  */
 
-
-/**
- * bus_add_attrs - Add default attributes for this bus.
- * @bus: Bus that has just been registered.
- */
-
-static int bus_add_attrs(struct bus_type *bus)
-{
-	int error = 0;
-	int i;
-
-	if (bus->bus_attrs) {
-		for (i = 0; bus->bus_attrs[i].attr.name; i++) {
-			error = bus_create_file(bus, &bus->bus_attrs[i]);
-			if (error)
-				goto err;
-		}
-	}
-done:
-	return error;
-err:
-	while (--i >= 0)
-		bus_remove_file(bus, &bus->bus_attrs[i]);
-	goto done;
-}
-
-static void bus_remove_attrs(struct bus_type *bus)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	if (bus->bus_attrs) {
-		for (i = 0; bus->bus_attrs[i].attr.name; i++)
-			bus_remove_file(bus, &bus->bus_attrs[i]);
-	}
-}
-
 static int bus_add_groups(struct bus_type *bus,
 			  const struct attribute_group **groups)
 {
@@ -983,9 +947,6 @@ int bus_register(struct bus_type *bus)
 	if (retval)
 		goto bus_probe_files_fail;
 
-	retval = bus_add_attrs(bus);
-	if (retval)
-		goto bus_attrs_fail;
 	retval = bus_add_groups(bus, bus->bus_groups);
 	if (retval)
 		goto bus_groups_fail;
@@ -994,8 +955,6 @@ int bus_register(struct bus_type *bus)
 	return 0;
 
 bus_groups_fail:
-	bus_remove_attrs(bus);
-bus_attrs_fail:
 	remove_probe_files(bus);
 bus_probe_files_fail:
 	kset_unregister(bus->p->drivers_kset);
@@ -1024,7 +983,6 @@ void bus_unregister(struct bus_type *bus)
 	pr_debug("bus: '%s': unregistering\n", bus->name);
 	if (bus->dev_root)
 		device_unregister(bus->dev_root);
-	bus_remove_attrs(bus);
 	bus_remove_groups(bus, bus->bus_groups);
 	remove_probe_files(bus);
 	kset_unregister(bus->p->drivers_kset);
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index ce690ea34547..89a852e0896d 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ extern void bus_remove_file(struct bus_type *, struct bus_attribute *);
  * @name:	The name of the bus.
  * @dev_name:	Used for subsystems to enumerate devices like ("foo%u", dev->id).
  * @dev_root:	Default device to use as the parent.
- * @bus_attrs:	Default attributes of the bus.
  * @dev_attrs:	Default attributes of the devices on the bus.
  * @drv_attrs:	Default attributes of the device drivers on the bus.
  * @bus_groups:	Default attributes of the bus.
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ struct bus_type {
 	const char		*name;
 	const char		*dev_name;
 	struct device		*dev_root;
-	struct bus_attribute	*bus_attrs;	/* use bus_groups instead */
 	struct device_attribute	*dev_attrs;	/* use dev_groups instead */
 	struct driver_attribute	*drv_attrs;	/* use drv_groups instead */
 	const struct attribute_group **bus_groups;