diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
index e24b9b1d1022..f4401ede768a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ int ccw_device_is_orphan(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 
 static void ccw_device_unregister(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(1, &cdev->private->registered)) {
+	if (device_is_registered(&cdev->dev)) {
 		device_del(&cdev->dev);
 		/* Release reference from device_initialize(). */
 		put_device(&cdev->dev);
@@ -640,12 +640,7 @@ static int ccw_device_register(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 			   cdev->private->dev_id.devno);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	ret = device_add(dev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	set_bit(1, &cdev->private->registered);
-	return ret;
+	return device_add(dev);
 }
 
 static int match_dev_id(struct device *dev, void *data)
@@ -669,7 +664,7 @@ static void ccw_device_do_unbind_bind(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (test_bit(1, &cdev->private->registered)) {
+	if (device_is_registered(&cdev->dev)) {
 		device_release_driver(&cdev->dev);
 		ret = device_attach(&cdev->dev);
 		WARN_ON(ret == -ENODEV);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/io_sch.h b/drivers/s390/cio/io_sch.h
index 0559479073cc..ca1063d6b505 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/io_sch.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/io_sch.h
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ struct ccw_device_private {
 	struct subchannel *sch;
 	int state;		/* device state */
 	atomic_t onoff;
-	unsigned long registered;
 	struct ccw_dev_id dev_id;	/* device id */
 	struct subchannel_id schid;	/* subchannel number */
 	struct ccw_request req;		/* internal I/O request */