diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c
index d6a126c..c467631 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c
@@ -449,9 +449,6 @@
 
 		if (do_enum)
 			rio_route_clr_table(rdev, RIO_GLOBAL_TABLE, 0);
-
-		list_add_tail(&rswitch->node, &net->switches);
-
 	} else {
 		if (do_enum)
 			/*Enable Input Output Port (transmitter reviever)*/
@@ -463,11 +460,7 @@
 
 	rdev->dev.parent = &port->dev;
 	rio_attach_device(rdev);
-
-	device_initialize(&rdev->dev);
 	rdev->dev.release = rio_release_dev;
-	rio_dev_get(rdev);
-
 	rdev->dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
 	rdev->dev.dma_mask = &rdev->dma_mask;
 	rdev->dev.coherent_dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
@@ -480,6 +473,8 @@
 	if (ret)
 		goto cleanup;
 
+	rio_dev_get(rdev);
+
 	return rdev;
 
 cleanup:
@@ -621,8 +616,6 @@
 	rdev = rio_setup_device(net, port, RIO_ANY_DESTID(port->sys_size),
 					hopcount, 1);
 	if (rdev) {
-		/* Add device to the global and bus/net specific list. */
-		list_add_tail(&rdev->net_list, &net->devices);
 		rdev->prev = prev;
 		if (prev && rio_is_switch(prev))
 			prev->rswitch->nextdev[prev_port] = rdev;
@@ -778,8 +771,6 @@
 
 	/* Setup new RIO device */
 	if ((rdev = rio_setup_device(net, port, destid, hopcount, 0))) {
-		/* Add device to the global and bus/net specific list. */
-		list_add_tail(&rdev->net_list, &net->devices);
 		rdev->prev = prev;
 		if (prev && rio_is_switch(prev))
 			prev->rswitch->nextdev[prev_port] = rdev;
diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
index c72f4da..0be86f4 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
@@ -96,12 +96,18 @@
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = device_add(&rdev->dev);
+	err = device_register(&rdev->dev);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
 	spin_lock(&rio_global_list_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&rdev->global_list, &rio_devices);
+	if (rdev->net) {
+		list_add_tail(&rdev->net_list, &rdev->net->devices);
+		if (rdev->pef & RIO_PEF_SWITCH)
+			list_add_tail(&rdev->rswitch->node,
+				      &rdev->net->switches);
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&rio_global_list_lock);
 
 	rio_create_sysfs_dev_files(rdev);
@@ -110,6 +116,31 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rio_add_device);
 
+/*
+ * rio_del_device - removes a RIO device from the device model
+ * @rdev: RIO device
+ *
+ * Removes the RIO device to the kernel device list and subsystem's device list.
+ * Clears sysfs entries for the removed device.
+ */
+void rio_del_device(struct rio_dev *rdev)
+{
+	pr_debug("RIO: %s: removing %s\n", __func__, rio_name(rdev));
+	spin_lock(&rio_global_list_lock);
+	list_del(&rdev->global_list);
+	if (rdev->net) {
+		list_del(&rdev->net_list);
+		if (rdev->pef & RIO_PEF_SWITCH) {
+			list_del(&rdev->rswitch->node);
+			kfree(rdev->rswitch->route_table);
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&rio_global_list_lock);
+	rio_remove_sysfs_dev_files(rdev);
+	device_unregister(&rdev->dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rio_del_device);
+
 /**
  * rio_request_inb_mbox - request inbound mailbox service
  * @mport: RIO master port from which to allocate the mailbox resource
diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio.h b/drivers/rapidio/rio.h
index 2d0550e..da0f604 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio.h
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 extern int rio_mport_chk_dev_access(struct rio_mport *mport, u16 destid,
 				    u8 hopcount);
 extern int rio_create_sysfs_dev_files(struct rio_dev *rdev);
+extern void rio_remove_sysfs_dev_files(struct rio_dev *rdev);
 extern int rio_lock_device(struct rio_mport *port, u16 destid,
 			u8 hopcount, int wait_ms);
 extern int rio_unlock_device(struct rio_mport *port, u16 destid, u8 hopcount);
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 extern int rio_set_port_lockout(struct rio_dev *rdev, u32 pnum, int lock);
 extern struct rio_dev *rio_get_comptag(u32 comp_tag, struct rio_dev *from);
 extern int rio_add_device(struct rio_dev *rdev);
+extern void rio_del_device(struct rio_dev *rdev);
 extern int rio_enable_rx_tx_port(struct rio_mport *port, int local, u16 destid,
 				 u8 hopcount, u8 port_num);
 extern int rio_register_scan(int mport_id, struct rio_scan *scan_ops);