diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 488448a..4ab9568 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@
 	}
 
 	p_dev->p_state &= ~CLIENT_UNBOUND;
+	p_dev->handle = p_dev;
 
 	ret = p_drv->probe(p_dev);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1039,12 +1040,10 @@
 		ret = p_drv->suspend(p_dev);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		if (p_dev->instance) {
-			p_dev->instance->state |= DEV_SUSPEND;
-			if ((p_dev->instance->state & DEV_CONFIG) &&
-			    !(p_dev->instance->state & DEV_SUSPEND_NORELEASE))
+		p_dev->state |= DEV_SUSPEND;
+			if ((p_dev->state & DEV_CONFIG) &&
+			    !(p_dev->state & DEV_SUSPEND_NORELEASE))
 				pcmcia_release_configuration(p_dev);
-		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1061,16 +1060,14 @@
 		p_drv = to_pcmcia_drv(dev->driver);
 
 	if (p_drv && p_drv->resume) {
-		if (p_dev->instance) {
-			p_dev->instance->state &= ~DEV_SUSPEND;
-			if ((p_dev->instance->state & DEV_CONFIG) &&
-			    !(p_dev->instance->state & DEV_SUSPEND_NORELEASE)){
+		p_dev->state &= ~DEV_SUSPEND;
+			if ((p_dev->state & DEV_CONFIG) &&
+			    !(p_dev->state & DEV_SUSPEND_NORELEASE)){
 				ret = pcmcia_request_configuration(p_dev,
-						 &p_dev->instance->conf);
+						 &p_dev->conf);
 				if (ret)
 					return ret;
 			}
-		}
 		return p_drv->resume(p_dev);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
index be08bc9..2b11a332 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 					 * by userspace before, we need to
 					 * return the "instance". */
 					spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pcmcia_dev_list_lock, flags);
-					bind_info->instance = p_dev->instance;
+					bind_info->instance = p_dev;
 					ret = -EBUSY;
 					goto err_put_module;
 				} else {
@@ -358,16 +358,15 @@
  found:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pcmcia_dev_list_lock, flags);
 
-	if ((!p_dev->instance) ||
-	    (p_dev->instance->state & DEV_CONFIG_PENDING)) {
+	if (p_dev->state & DEV_CONFIG_PENDING) {
 		ret = -EAGAIN;
 		goto err_put;
 	}
 
 	if (first)
-		node = p_dev->instance->dev;
+		node = p_dev->dev_node;
 	else
-		for (node = p_dev->instance->dev; node; node = node->next)
+		for (node = p_dev->dev_node; node; node = node->next)
 			if (node == bind_info->next)
 				break;
 	if (!node) {
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
index ab0bbb6..93ab940 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
@@ -942,15 +942,12 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_request_window);
 
 void pcmcia_disable_device(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev) {
-	if (!p_dev->instance)
-		return;
-
 	pcmcia_release_configuration(p_dev);
-	pcmcia_release_io(p_dev, &p_dev->instance->io);
-	pcmcia_release_irq(p_dev, &p_dev->instance->irq);
-	if (&p_dev->instance->win)
-		pcmcia_release_window(p_dev->instance->win);
+	pcmcia_release_io(p_dev, &p_dev->io);
+	pcmcia_release_irq(p_dev, &p_dev->irq);
+	if (&p_dev->win)
+		pcmcia_release_window(p_dev->win);
 
-	p_dev->instance->dev = NULL;
+	p_dev->dev_node = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_disable_device);