diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-fileops.c b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-fileops.c
index 353142d01446..d4275d2460cb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-fileops.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-fileops.c
@@ -722,8 +722,8 @@ unsigned int ivtv_v4l2_dec_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 
 	/* If there are subscribed events, then only use the new event
 	   API instead of the old video.h based API. */
-	if (!list_empty(&id->fh.events->subscribed)) {
-		poll_wait(filp, &id->fh.events->wait, wait);
+	if (!list_empty(&id->fh.subscribed)) {
+		poll_wait(filp, &id->fh.wait, wait);
 		/* Turn off the old-style vsync events */
 		clear_bit(IVTV_F_I_EV_VSYNC_ENABLED, &itv->i_flags);
 		if (v4l2_event_pending(&id->fh))
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ unsigned int ivtv_v4l2_enc_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table * wait)
 	if (v4l2_event_pending(&id->fh))
 		res |= POLLPRI;
 	else
-		poll_wait(filp, &id->fh.events->wait, wait);
+		poll_wait(filp, &id->fh.wait, wait);
 
 	if (s->q_full.length || s->q_io.length)
 		return res | POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
index 1bbaed6a5930..a5325611cb0e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
@@ -2070,8 +2070,6 @@ int v4l2_ctrl_subscribe_fh(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl = fh->ctrl_handler;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!fh->events)
-		ret = v4l2_event_init(fh);
 	if (!ret) {
 		if (hdl->nr_of_refs * 2 > n)
 			n = hdl->nr_of_refs * 2;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-event.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-event.c
index 670f2f834e6a..70fa82daaca7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-event.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-event.c
@@ -32,35 +32,11 @@
 
 static void v4l2_event_unsubscribe_all(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
 
-int v4l2_event_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
-{
-	fh->events = kzalloc(sizeof(*fh->events), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (fh->events == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	init_waitqueue_head(&fh->events->wait);
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->events->free);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->events->available);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->events->subscribed);
-
-	fh->events->sequence = -1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_init);
-
 int v4l2_event_alloc(struct v4l2_fh *fh, unsigned int n)
 {
-	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!events) {
-		WARN_ON(1);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	while (events->nallocated < n) {
+	while (fh->nallocated < n) {
 		struct v4l2_kevent *kev;
 
 		kev = kzalloc(sizeof(*kev), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -68,8 +44,8 @@ int v4l2_event_alloc(struct v4l2_fh *fh, unsigned int n)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
-		list_add_tail(&kev->list, &events->free);
-		events->nallocated++;
+		list_add_tail(&kev->list, &fh->free);
+		fh->nallocated++;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
 	}
 
@@ -87,40 +63,31 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_alloc);
 
 void v4l2_event_free(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
 {
-	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
-
-	if (!events)
-		return;
-
-	list_kfree(&events->free, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
-	list_kfree(&events->available, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
+	list_kfree(&fh->free, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
+	list_kfree(&fh->available, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
 	v4l2_event_unsubscribe_all(fh);
-
-	kfree(events);
-	fh->events = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_free);
 
 static int __v4l2_event_dequeue(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct v4l2_event *event)
 {
-	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
 	struct v4l2_kevent *kev;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
 
-	if (list_empty(&events->available)) {
+	if (list_empty(&fh->available)) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	WARN_ON(events->navailable == 0);
+	WARN_ON(fh->navailable == 0);
 
-	kev = list_first_entry(&events->available, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
-	list_move(&kev->list, &events->free);
-	events->navailable--;
+	kev = list_first_entry(&fh->available, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
+	list_move(&kev->list, &fh->free);
+	fh->navailable--;
 
-	kev->event.pending = events->navailable;
+	kev->event.pending = fh->navailable;
 	*event = kev->event;
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
@@ -131,7 +98,6 @@ static int __v4l2_event_dequeue(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct v4l2_event *event)
 int v4l2_event_dequeue(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct v4l2_event *event,
 		       int nonblocking)
 {
-	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (nonblocking)
@@ -142,8 +108,8 @@ int v4l2_event_dequeue(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct v4l2_event *event,
 		mutex_unlock(fh->vdev->lock);
 
 	do {
-		ret = wait_event_interruptible(events->wait,
-					       events->navailable != 0);
+		ret = wait_event_interruptible(fh->wait,
+					       fh->navailable != 0);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			break;
 
@@ -161,12 +127,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_dequeue);
 static struct v4l2_subscribed_event *v4l2_event_subscribed(
 		struct v4l2_fh *fh, u32 type, u32 id)
 {
-	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
 	struct v4l2_subscribed_event *sev;
 
 	assert_spin_locked(&fh->vdev->fh_lock);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(sev, &events->subscribed, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(sev, &fh->subscribed, list) {
 		if (sev->type == type && sev->id == id)
 			return sev;
 	}
@@ -177,7 +142,6 @@ static struct v4l2_subscribed_event *v4l2_event_subscribed(
 static void __v4l2_event_queue_fh(struct v4l2_fh *fh, const struct v4l2_event *ev,
 		const struct timespec *ts)
 {
-	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
 	struct v4l2_subscribed_event *sev;
 	struct v4l2_kevent *kev;
 
@@ -187,24 +151,24 @@ static void __v4l2_event_queue_fh(struct v4l2_fh *fh, const struct v4l2_event *e
 		return;
 
 	/* Increase event sequence number on fh. */
-	events->sequence++;
+	fh->sequence++;
 
 	/* Do we have any free events? */
-	if (list_empty(&events->free))
+	if (list_empty(&fh->free))
 		return;
 
 	/* Take one and fill it. */
-	kev = list_first_entry(&events->free, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
+	kev = list_first_entry(&fh->free, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
 	kev->event.type = ev->type;
 	kev->event.u = ev->u;
 	kev->event.id = ev->id;
 	kev->event.timestamp = *ts;
-	kev->event.sequence = events->sequence;
-	list_move_tail(&kev->list, &events->available);
+	kev->event.sequence = fh->sequence;
+	list_move_tail(&kev->list, &fh->available);
 
-	events->navailable++;
+	fh->navailable++;
 
-	wake_up_all(&events->wait);
+	wake_up_all(&fh->wait);
 }
 
 void v4l2_event_queue(struct video_device *vdev, const struct v4l2_event *ev)
@@ -240,24 +204,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_queue_fh);
 
 int v4l2_event_pending(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
 {
-	return fh->events->navailable;
+	return fh->navailable;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_pending);
 
 int v4l2_event_subscribe(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
 			 struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub)
 {
-	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
 	struct v4l2_subscribed_event *sev, *found_ev;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl = NULL;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_fh *ctrl_fh = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (fh->events == NULL) {
-		WARN_ON(1);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	if (sub->type == V4L2_EVENT_CTRL) {
 		ctrl = v4l2_ctrl_find(fh->ctrl_handler, sub->id);
 		if (ctrl == NULL)
@@ -284,7 +242,7 @@ int v4l2_event_subscribe(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
 		sev->type = sub->type;
 		sev->id = sub->id;
 
-		list_add(&sev->list, &events->subscribed);
+		list_add(&sev->list, &fh->subscribed);
 		sev = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -306,7 +264,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_subscribe);
 
 static void v4l2_event_unsubscribe_all(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
 {
-	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
 	struct v4l2_event_subscription sub;
 	struct v4l2_subscribed_event *sev;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -315,8 +272,8 @@ static void v4l2_event_unsubscribe_all(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
 		sev = NULL;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
-		if (!list_empty(&events->subscribed)) {
-			sev = list_first_entry(&events->subscribed,
+		if (!list_empty(&fh->subscribed)) {
+			sev = list_first_entry(&fh->subscribed,
 					struct v4l2_subscribed_event, list);
 			sub.type = sev->type;
 			sub.id = sev->id;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c
index c6aef84099a7..333b8c8f40d6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <media/v4l2-event.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-ioctl.h>
 
-int v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev)
+void v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev)
 {
 	fh->vdev = vdev;
 	/* Inherit from video_device. May be overridden by the driver. */
@@ -38,16 +38,11 @@ int v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev)
 	set_bit(V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH, &fh->vdev->flags);
 	fh->prio = V4L2_PRIORITY_UNSET;
 
-	/*
-	 * fh->events only needs to be initialized if the driver
-	 * supports the VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT ioctl.
-	 */
-	if (vdev->ioctl_ops && vdev->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event)
-		return v4l2_event_init(fh);
-
-	fh->events = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&fh->wait);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->free);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->available);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->subscribed);
+	fh->sequence = -1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fh_init);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-subdev.c
index fd5dccaf3519..3b67a8584916 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -75,15 +75,9 @@ static int subdev_open(struct file *file)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = v4l2_fh_init(&subdev_fh->vfh, vdev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err;
+	v4l2_fh_init(&subdev_fh->vfh, vdev);
 
 	if (sd->flags & V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_EVENTS) {
-		ret = v4l2_event_init(&subdev_fh->vfh);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err;
-
 		ret = v4l2_event_alloc(&subdev_fh->vfh, sd->nevents);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
@@ -297,7 +291,7 @@ static unsigned int subdev_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 	if (!(sd->flags & V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_EVENTS))
 		return POLLERR;
 
-	poll_wait(file, &fh->events->wait, wait);
+	poll_wait(file, &fh->wait, wait);
 
 	if (v4l2_event_pending(fh))
 		return POLLPRI;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/vivi.c b/drivers/media/video/vivi.c
index e81c10607bb2..1b90713b44c5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/vivi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/vivi.c
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ vivi_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *wait)
 	if (v4l2_event_pending(fh))
 		res |= POLLPRI;
 	else
-		poll_wait(file, &fh->events->wait, wait);
+		poll_wait(file, &fh->wait, wait);
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/uvc_v4l2.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/uvc_v4l2.c
index 5e807f083bc8..55828705d859 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/uvc_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/uvc_v4l2.c
@@ -130,13 +130,7 @@ uvc_v4l2_open(struct file *file)
 	if (handle == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = v4l2_fh_init(&handle->vfh, vdev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error;
-
-	ret = v4l2_event_init(&handle->vfh);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error;
+	v4l2_fh_init(&handle->vfh, vdev);
 
 	ret = v4l2_event_alloc(&handle->vfh, 8);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -354,7 +348,7 @@ uvc_v4l2_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 	struct uvc_file_handle *handle = to_uvc_file_handle(file->private_data);
 	unsigned int mask = 0;
 
-	poll_wait(file, &handle->vfh.events->wait, wait);
+	poll_wait(file, &handle->vfh.wait, wait);
 	if (v4l2_event_pending(&handle->vfh))
 		mask |= POLLPRI;
 
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-event.h b/include/media/v4l2-event.h
index 45e9c1e05513..042b893035de 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-event.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-event.h
@@ -43,17 +43,6 @@ struct v4l2_subscribed_event {
 	u32			id;
 };
 
-struct v4l2_events {
-	wait_queue_head_t	wait;
-	struct list_head	subscribed; /* Subscribed events */
-	struct list_head	free; /* Events ready for use */
-	struct list_head	available; /* Dequeueable event */
-	unsigned int		navailable;
-	unsigned int		nallocated; /* Number of allocated events */
-	u32			sequence;
-};
-
-int v4l2_event_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
 int v4l2_event_alloc(struct v4l2_fh *fh, unsigned int n);
 void v4l2_event_free(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
 int v4l2_event_dequeue(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct v4l2_event *event,
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-fh.h b/include/media/v4l2-fh.h
index d2471116ad68..bfc0457ca6ef 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-fh.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-fh.h
@@ -29,15 +29,22 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
 struct video_device;
-struct v4l2_events;
 struct v4l2_ctrl_handler;
 
 struct v4l2_fh {
 	struct list_head	list;
 	struct video_device	*vdev;
-	struct v4l2_events      *events; /* events, pending and subscribed */
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *ctrl_handler;
 	enum v4l2_priority	prio;
+
+	/* Events */
+	wait_queue_head_t	wait;
+	struct list_head	subscribed; /* Subscribed events */
+	struct list_head	free; /* Events ready for use */
+	struct list_head	available; /* Dequeueable event */
+	unsigned int		navailable;
+	unsigned int		nallocated; /* Number of allocated events */
+	u32			sequence;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -46,7 +53,7 @@ struct v4l2_fh {
  * from driver's v4l2_file_operations->open() handler if the driver
  * uses v4l2_fh.
  */
-int v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev);
+void v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev);
 /*
  * Add the fh to the list of file handles on a video_device. The file
  * handle must be initialised first.