diff --git a/drivers/acpi/container.c b/drivers/acpi/container.c
index e23151667655..83d232c10f13 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/container.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/container.c
@@ -44,19 +44,24 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id container_device_ids[] = {
 	{"", 0},
 };
 
-static int container_device_attach(struct acpi_device *device,
+static int container_device_attach(struct acpi_device *adev,
 				   const struct acpi_device_id *not_used)
 {
-	/* This is necessary for container hotplug to work. */
+	kobject_uevent(&adev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static void container_device_detach(struct acpi_device *adev)
+{
+	kobject_uevent(&adev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+}
+
 static struct acpi_scan_handler container_handler = {
 	.ids = container_device_ids,
 	.attach = container_device_attach,
+	.detach = container_device_detach,
 	.hotplug = {
 		.enabled = true,
-		.mode = AHM_CONTAINER,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 18865c86c463..b1b8f4304597 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -206,9 +206,6 @@ static int acpi_scan_hot_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
 	acpi_status status;
 	unsigned long long sta;
 
-	if (device->handler && device->handler->hotplug.mode == AHM_CONTAINER)
-		kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
-
 	/*
 	 * Carry out two passes here and ignore errors in the first pass,
 	 * because if the devices in question are memory blocks and
@@ -288,10 +285,7 @@ static int acpi_scan_device_check(struct acpi_device *adev)
 		dev_warn(&adev->dev, "Namespace scan failure\n");
 		return error;
 	}
-	if (adev->handler) {
-		if (adev->handler->hotplug.mode == AHM_CONTAINER)
-			kobject_uevent(&adev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
-	} else {
+	if (!adev->handler) {
 		dev_warn(&adev->dev, "Enumeration failure\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index 2359c69f1680..3e4150b6d71a 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -91,16 +91,9 @@ struct acpi_device;
  * -----------------
  */
 
-enum acpi_hotplug_mode {
-	AHM_GENERIC = 0,
-	AHM_CONTAINER,
-	AHM_COUNT
-};
-
 struct acpi_hotplug_profile {
 	struct kobject kobj;
 	bool enabled:1;
-	enum acpi_hotplug_mode mode;
 	int (*scan_dependent)(struct acpi_device *adev);
 };