1 files changed, 2 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
index 0bb32a487f46..357d23c79545 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
@@ -370,19 +370,9 @@ static int __init watchdog_deferred_registration(void)
 
 static int __init watchdog_init(void)
 {
-	int err;
-
-	watchdog_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "watchdog");
-	if (IS_ERR(watchdog_class)) {
-		pr_err("couldn't create class\n");
+	watchdog_class = watchdog_dev_init();
+	if (IS_ERR(watchdog_class))
 		return PTR_ERR(watchdog_class);
-	}
-
-	err = watchdog_dev_init();
-	if (err < 0) {
-		class_destroy(watchdog_class);
-		return err;
-	}
 
 	watchdog_deferred_registration();
 	return 0;
@@ -391,7 +381,6 @@ static int __init watchdog_init(void)
 static void __exit watchdog_exit(void)
 {
 	watchdog_dev_exit();
-	class_destroy(watchdog_class);
 	ida_destroy(&watchdog_ida);
 }