diff --git a/drivers/of/device.c b/drivers/of/device.c
index 92de0eb..45d8653 100644
--- a/drivers/of/device.c
+++ b/drivers/of/device.c
@@ -81,29 +81,10 @@
 	__ATTR_NULL
 };
 
-/**
- * of_release_dev - free an of device structure when all users of it are finished.
- * @dev: device that's been disconnected
- *
- * Will be called only by the device core when all users of this of device are
- * done.
- */
-void of_release_dev(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct platform_device *ofdev;
-
-	ofdev = to_platform_device(dev);
-	of_node_put(ofdev->dev.of_node);
-	kfree(ofdev);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_release_dev);
-
-int of_device_register(struct platform_device *ofdev)
+int of_device_add(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 {
 	BUG_ON(ofdev->dev.of_node == NULL);
 
-	device_initialize(&ofdev->dev);
-
 	/* name and id have to be set so that the platform bus doesn't get
 	 * confused on matching */
 	ofdev->name = dev_name(&ofdev->dev);
@@ -117,6 +98,12 @@
 
 	return device_add(&ofdev->dev);
 }
+
+int of_device_register(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	device_initialize(&pdev->dev);
+	return of_device_add(pdev);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_register);
 
 void of_device_unregister(struct platform_device *ofdev)