diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-dump.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-dump.c
index 0c767c561dc9..b9827b0d87e4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-dump.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-dump.c
@@ -86,19 +86,14 @@ static int64_t dump_send_ack(uint32_t dump_id)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static void delay_release_kobj(void *kobj)
-{
-	kobject_put((struct kobject *)kobj);
-}
-
 static ssize_t dump_ack_store(struct dump_obj *dump_obj,
 			      struct dump_attribute *attr,
 			      const char *buf,
 			      size_t count)
 {
 	dump_send_ack(dump_obj->id);
-	sysfs_schedule_callback(&dump_obj->kobj, delay_release_kobj,
-				&dump_obj->kobj, THIS_MODULE);
+	sysfs_remove_file_self(&dump_obj->kobj, &attr->attr);
+	kobject_put(&dump_obj->kobj);
 	return count;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-elog.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-elog.c
index 1d7355bc9db0..ef7bc2a97862 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-elog.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-elog.c
@@ -70,19 +70,14 @@ static ssize_t elog_ack_show(struct elog_obj *elog_obj,
 	return sprintf(buf, "ack - acknowledge log message\n");
 }
 
-static void delay_release_kobj(void *kobj)
-{
-	kobject_put((struct kobject *)kobj);
-}
-
 static ssize_t elog_ack_store(struct elog_obj *elog_obj,
 			      struct elog_attribute *attr,
 			      const char *buf,
 			      size_t count)
 {
 	opal_send_ack_elog(elog_obj->id);
-	sysfs_schedule_callback(&elog_obj->kobj, delay_release_kobj,
-				&elog_obj->kobj, THIS_MODULE);
+	sysfs_remove_file_self(&elog_obj->kobj, &attr->attr);
+	kobject_put(&elog_obj->kobj);
 	return count;
 }