diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
index f5622f4a2ecf..a28b9ff82378 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ out_err2:
 	dasd_free_block(device->block);
 	device->block = NULL;
 out_err1:
-	kfree(private->conf_data);
+	dasd_eckd_clear_conf_data(device);
 	kfree(device->private);
 	device->private = NULL;
 	return rc;
@@ -2083,7 +2083,6 @@ out_err1:
 static void dasd_eckd_uncheck_device(struct dasd_device *device)
 {
 	struct dasd_eckd_private *private = device->private;
-	int i;
 
 	if (!private)
 		return;
@@ -2093,21 +2092,7 @@ static void dasd_eckd_uncheck_device(struct dasd_device *device)
 	private->sneq = NULL;
 	private->vdsneq = NULL;
 	private->gneq = NULL;
-	private->conf_len = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-		kfree(device->path[i].conf_data);
-		if ((__u8 *)device->path[i].conf_data ==
-		    private->conf_data) {
-			private->conf_data = NULL;
-			private->conf_len = 0;
-		}
-		device->path[i].conf_data = NULL;
-		device->path[i].cssid = 0;
-		device->path[i].ssid = 0;
-		device->path[i].chpid = 0;
-	}
-	kfree(private->conf_data);
-	private->conf_data = NULL;
+	dasd_eckd_clear_conf_data(device);
 }
 
 static struct dasd_ccw_req *