diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c
index 0a47bd3e7bee..4ca78ed71ad2 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c
@@ -355,13 +355,12 @@ static int sq_dev_add(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int sq_dev_remove(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
+static void sq_dev_remove(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = dev->id;
 	struct kobject *kobj = sq_kobject[cpu];
 
 	kobject_put(kobj);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct subsys_interface sq_interface = {
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/sysfs.c b/arch/tile/kernel/sysfs.c
index a3ed12f8f83b..825867c53853 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/sysfs.c
@@ -198,16 +198,13 @@ static int hv_stats_device_add(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int hv_stats_device_remove(struct device *dev,
-				  struct subsys_interface *sif)
+static void hv_stats_device_remove(struct device *dev,
+				   struct subsys_interface *sif)
 {
 	int cpu = dev->id;
 
-	if (!cpu_online(cpu))
-		return 0;
-
-	sysfs_remove_file(&dev->kobj, &dev_attr_hv_stats.attr);
-	return 0;
+	if (cpu_online(cpu))
+		sysfs_remove_file(&dev->kobj, &dev_attr_hv_stats.attr);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index 6236a54a63f4..3c986390058a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -377,17 +377,16 @@ static int mc_device_add(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int mc_device_remove(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
+static void mc_device_remove(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 {
 	int cpu = dev->id;
 
 	if (!cpu_online(cpu))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	pr_debug("CPU%d removed\n", cpu);
 	microcode_fini_cpu(cpu);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &mc_attr_group);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct subsys_interface mc_cpu_interface = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 26063afb3eba..6da25c10bdfd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ static int __cpufreq_remove_dev_finish(struct device *dev,
  *
  * Removes the cpufreq interface for a CPU device.
  */
-static int cpufreq_remove_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
+static void cpufreq_remove_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = dev->id;
 	int ret;
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ static int cpufreq_remove_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 		struct cpumask mask;
 
 		if (!policy)
-			return 0;
+			return;
 
 		cpumask_copy(&mask, policy->related_cpus);
 		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, &mask);
@@ -1544,19 +1544,17 @@ static int cpufreq_remove_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 		 */
 		if (cpumask_intersects(&mask, cpu_present_mask)) {
 			remove_cpu_dev_symlink(policy, cpu);
-			return 0;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		cpufreq_policy_free(policy, true);
-		return 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	ret = __cpufreq_remove_dev_prepare(dev, sif);
 
 	if (!ret)
-		ret = __cpufreq_remove_dev_finish(dev, sif);
-
-	return ret;
+		__cpufreq_remove_dev_finish(dev, sif);
 }
 
 static void handle_update(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/net/rionet.c b/drivers/net/rionet.c
index dac7a0d9bb46..01f08a7751f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/rionet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/rionet.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int rionet_close(struct net_device *ndev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rionet_remove_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
+static void rionet_remove_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 {
 	struct rio_dev *rdev = to_rio_dev(dev);
 	unsigned char netid = rdev->net->hport->id;
@@ -416,8 +416,6 @@ static int rionet_remove_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void rionet_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *ndev,
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index a2b4ea70a946..1225f98e9240 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ struct subsys_interface {
 	struct bus_type *subsys;
 	struct list_head node;
 	int (*add_dev)(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif);
-	int (*remove_dev)(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif);
+	void (*remove_dev)(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif);
 };
 
 int subsys_interface_register(struct subsys_interface *sif);