diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index acbc2b02db3d..7a05843aff19 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ static int acpi_wmi_remove(struct platform_device *device)
 	acpi_remove_address_space_handler(acpi_device->handle,
 				ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC, &acpi_wmi_ec_space_handler);
 	wmi_free_devices(acpi_device);
-	device_unregister((struct device *)dev_get_drvdata(&device->dev));
+	device_destroy(&wmi_bus_class, MKDEV(0, 0));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ static int acpi_wmi_probe(struct platform_device *device)
 	return 0;
 
 err_remove_busdev:
-	device_unregister(wmi_bus_dev);
+	device_destroy(&wmi_bus_class, MKDEV(0, 0));
 
 err_remove_notify_handler:
 	acpi_remove_notify_handler(acpi_device->handle, ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY,