diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 4e86cc0..2e68516 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -475,11 +475,15 @@ static int devfreq_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long type,
 }
 
 /**
- * _remove_devfreq() - Remove devfreq from the list and release its resources.
- * @devfreq:	the devfreq struct
+ * devfreq_dev_release() - Callback for struct device to release the device.
+ * @dev:	the devfreq device
+ *
+ * Remove devfreq from the list and release its resources.
  */
-static void _remove_devfreq(struct devfreq *devfreq)
+static void devfreq_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct devfreq *devfreq = to_devfreq(dev);
+
 	mutex_lock(&devfreq_list_lock);
 	if (IS_ERR(find_device_devfreq(devfreq->dev.parent))) {
 		mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
@@ -501,19 +505,6 @@ static void _remove_devfreq(struct devfreq *devfreq)
 }
 
 /**
- * devfreq_dev_release() - Callback for struct device to release the device.
- * @dev:	the devfreq device
- *
- * This calls _remove_devfreq() if _remove_devfreq() is not called.
- */
-static void devfreq_dev_release(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct devfreq *devfreq = to_devfreq(dev);
-
-	_remove_devfreq(devfreq);
-}
-
-/**
  * devfreq_add_device() - Add devfreq feature to the device
  * @dev:	the device to add devfreq feature.
  * @profile:	device-specific profile to run devfreq.