diff --git a/common/console.c b/common/console.c
index fdd5f42..a085e2d 100644
--- a/common/console.c
+++ b/common/console.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 	dev->id = DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC;
 	strcpy(dev->name, "cs");
 	if (newcdev->dev)
-		dev_add_child(newcdev->dev, dev);
+		dev->parent = newcdev->dev;
 	platform_device_register(dev);
 
 	if (newcdev->setbrg) {
diff --git a/drivers/base/driver.c b/drivers/base/driver.c
index 5b3542b..d4066fc 100644
--- a/drivers/base/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/base/driver.c
@@ -133,20 +133,20 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new_device->parameters);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new_device->active);
 
-	if (!new_device->bus)
-		return 0;
+	if (new_device->bus) {
+		if (!new_device->parent)
+			new_device->parent = &new_device->bus->dev;
 
-	if (!new_device->parent) {
-		new_device->parent = &new_device->bus->dev;
-		dev_add_child(new_device->parent, new_device);
+		list_add_tail(&new_device->bus_list, &new_device->bus->device_list);
+
+		bus_for_each_driver(new_device->bus, drv) {
+			if (!match(drv, new_device))
+				break;
+		}
 	}
 
-	list_add_tail(&new_device->bus_list, &new_device->bus->device_list);
-
-	bus_for_each_driver(new_device->bus, drv) {
-		if (!match(drv, new_device))
-			break;
-	}
+	if (new_device->parent)
+		list_add_tail(&new_device->sibling, &new_device->parent->children);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -186,16 +186,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_device);
 
-int dev_add_child(struct device_d *dev, struct device_d *child)
-{
-	child->parent = dev;
-
-	list_add_tail(&child->sibling, &dev->children);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_add_child);
-
 struct driver_d *get_driver_by_name(const char *name)
 {
 	struct driver_d *drv;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c.c
index 07eace9..4862df3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c.c
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@
 	client->addr = chip->addr;
 
 	client->dev.parent = &adapter->dev;
-	dev_add_child(client->dev.parent, &client->dev);
 
 	status = register_device(&client->dev);
 
@@ -403,9 +402,6 @@
 	adapter->dev.id = adapter->nr;
 	strcpy(adapter->dev.name, "i2c");
 
-	if (adapter->dev.parent)
-		dev_add_child(adapter->dev.parent, &adapter->dev);
-
 	ret = register_device(&adapter->dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/mci/mci-core.c b/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
index 88892b6..e29bd2e 100644
--- a/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@
 	mci_dev->id = DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC;
 	strcpy(mci_dev->name, mci_driver.name);
 	mci_dev->platform_data = host;
-	dev_add_child(host->hw_dev, mci_dev);
+	mci_dev->parent = host->hw_dev;
 
 	return platform_device_register(mci_dev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/core.c b/drivers/mtd/core.c
index b5916da..92b6435 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/core.c
@@ -184,10 +184,8 @@
 		devname = "mtd";
 	strcpy(mtd->class_dev.name, devname);
 	mtd->class_dev.id = DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC;
-	if (mtd->parent) {
+	if (mtd->parent)
 		mtd->class_dev.parent = mtd->parent;
-		dev_add_child(mtd->class_dev.parent, &mtd->class_dev);
-	}
 	register_device(&mtd->class_dev);
 
 	mtd->cdev.ops = &mtd_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index 1d20bb0..d1d802b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
 	bus->dev.id = DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC;
 	strcpy(bus->dev.name, "miibus");
 	bus->dev.parent = bus->parent;
-	if (bus->parent)
-		dev_add_child(bus->parent, &bus->dev);
 
 	err = register_device(&bus->dev);
 	if (err) {
@@ -157,8 +155,6 @@
 	char str[16];
 
 	dev->attached_dev->phydev = dev;
-	dev->dev.parent = &dev->attached_dev->dev;
-	dev_add_child(dev->dev.parent, _dev);
 
 	if (drv->probe) {
 		ret = drv->probe(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 58546f8..9622455 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@
 	dev->phy_id = phy_id;
 
 	dev->bus = bus;
-	dev->dev.parent = bus->parent;
 	dev->dev.bus = &mdio_bus_type;
 
 	strcpy(dev->dev.name, "phy");
@@ -229,6 +228,8 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	dev->dev.parent = &dev->attached_dev->dev;
+
 	ret = register_device(&dev->dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 6a5bd6d..d58b664 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 	proxy->dev.id = DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC;
 	proxy->dev.type_data = proxy;
 	proxy->dev.device_node = chip->device_node;
-	dev_add_child(master->dev, &proxy->dev);
+	proxy->dev.parent = master->dev;
 
 	/* drivers may modify this initial i/o setup */
 	status = master->setup(proxy);
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
index 11b8320..d2f94c9 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@
 	dev->bus = bus;
 
 	dev->dev.parent = &bus->dev;
-	dev_add_child(dev->dev.parent, &dev->dev);
 
 	ret = register_device(&dev->dev);
 	if (ret)
@@ -600,10 +599,7 @@
 
 	strcpy(bus->dev.name, "w1_bus");
 	bus->dev.id = DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC;
-
 	bus->dev.parent = bus->parent;
-	if (bus->parent)
-		dev_add_child(bus->parent, &bus->dev);
 
 	ret = register_device(&bus->dev);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index 4c8c61a..04331fc 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@
 		fsdev->cdev = cdev_by_name(device + 5);
 
 	if (fsdev->cdev) {
-		dev_add_child(fsdev->cdev->dev, &fsdev->dev);
+		fsdev->dev.parent = fsdev->cdev->dev;
 		fsdev->parent_device = fsdev->cdev->dev;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/driver.h b/include/driver.h
index 98df4a1..7ad0374 100644
--- a/include/driver.h
+++ b/include/driver.h
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@
  */
 int unregister_device(struct device_d *);
 
-/* Organize devices in a tree. These functions do _not_ register or
- * unregister a device. Only registered devices are allowed here.
- */
-int dev_add_child(struct device_d *dev, struct device_d *child);
-
 /* Iterate over a devices children
  */
 #define device_for_each_child(dev, child) \
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 101fc10..493ecf9 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 	edev->dev.id = DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC;
 
 	if (edev->parent)
-		dev_add_child(edev->parent, &edev->dev);
+		edev->dev.parent = edev->parent;
 
 	register_device(&edev->dev);