diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
index a296e08..b6241ee 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
@@ -521,19 +521,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-acpi_sbs_remove_fs(struct proc_dir_entry **dir,
-			   struct proc_dir_entry *parent_dir)
-{
-	if (*dir) {
-		remove_proc_entry(ACPI_SBS_FILE_INFO, *dir);
-		remove_proc_entry(ACPI_SBS_FILE_STATE, *dir);
-		remove_proc_entry(ACPI_SBS_FILE_ALARM, *dir);
-		remove_proc_entry((*dir)->name, parent_dir);
-		*dir = NULL;
-	}
-}
-
 /* Smart Battery Interface */
 static struct proc_dir_entry *acpi_battery_dir = NULL;
 
@@ -836,8 +823,8 @@
 		power_supply_unregister(&battery->bat);
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER
-	if (battery->proc_entry)
-		acpi_sbs_remove_fs(&battery->proc_entry, acpi_battery_dir);
+	proc_remove(battery->proc_entry);
+	battery->proc_entry = NULL;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -873,8 +860,8 @@
 	if (sbs->charger.dev)
 		power_supply_unregister(&sbs->charger);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER
-	if (sbs->charger_entry)
-		acpi_sbs_remove_fs(&sbs->charger_entry, acpi_ac_dir);
+	proc_remove(sbs->charger_entry);
+	sbs->charger_entry = NULL;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 1420bbb..4d439d2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -4541,7 +4541,7 @@
 	del_timer_sync(&ipmi_timer);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-	remove_proc_entry(proc_ipmi_root->name, NULL);
+	proc_remove(proc_ipmi_root);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 	driver_unregister(&ipmidriver.driver);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c
index 950dbe9..797d796 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 		for (p = proc_files; p->name; p++)
 			if (p->entry)
 				remove_proc_entry(p->name, proc_gru);
-		remove_proc_entry("gru", proc_gru->parent);
+		proc_remove(proc_gru);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 321d3ef..9c70436 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -1452,16 +1452,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE
 static void of_remove_proc_dt_entry(struct device_node *dn)
 {
-	struct device_node *parent = dn->parent;
-	struct property *prop = dn->properties;
-
-	while (prop) {
-		remove_proc_entry(prop->name, dn->pde);
-		prop = prop->next;
-	}
-
-	if (dn->pde)
-		remove_proc_entry(dn->pde->name, parent->pde);
+	proc_remove(dn->pde);
 }
 #else
 static void of_remove_proc_dt_entry(struct device_node *dn)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/proc.c b/drivers/pci/proc.c
index 7cde7c1..0812608 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/proc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/proc.c
@@ -427,20 +427,14 @@
 
 int pci_proc_detach_device(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *e;
-
-	if ((e = dev->procent)) {
-		remove_proc_entry(e->name, dev->bus->procdir);
-		dev->procent = NULL;
-	}
+	proc_remove(dev->procent);
+	dev->procent = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int pci_proc_detach_bus(struct pci_bus* bus)
 {
-	struct proc_dir_entry *de = bus->procdir;
-	if (de)
-		remove_proc_entry(de->name, proc_bus_pci_dir);
+	proc_remove(bus->procdir);
 	return 0;
 }