return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", phba->nport_event_cnt);
 }
 
-static ssize_t
-lpfc_board_online_show(struct class_device *cdev, char *buf)
-{
-       struct Scsi_Host *host = class_to_shost(cdev);
-       struct lpfc_hba *phba = (struct lpfc_hba*)host->hostdata;
-
-       if (phba->fc_flag & FC_OFFLINE_MODE)
-               return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "0\n");
-       else
-               return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "1\n");
-}
-
-static ssize_t
-lpfc_board_online_store(struct class_device *cdev, const char *buf,
-                                                               size_t count)
-{
-       struct Scsi_Host *host = class_to_shost(cdev);
-       struct lpfc_hba *phba = (struct lpfc_hba*)host->hostdata;
-       struct completion online_compl;
-       int val=0, status=0;
-
-       if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &val) != 1)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       init_completion(&online_compl);
-
-       if (val)
-               lpfc_workq_post_event(phba, &status, &online_compl,
-                                                       LPFC_EVT_ONLINE);
-       else
-               lpfc_workq_post_event(phba, &status, &online_compl,
-                                                       LPFC_EVT_OFFLINE);
-       wait_for_completion(&online_compl);
-       if (!status)
-               return strlen(buf);
-       else
-               return -EIO;
-}
-
 static ssize_t
 lpfc_board_mode_show(struct class_device *cdev, char *buf)
 {
                         NULL);
 static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(management_version, S_IRUGO, management_version_show,
                         NULL);
-static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(board_online, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-                        lpfc_board_online_show, lpfc_board_online_store);
 static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(board_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
                         lpfc_board_mode_show, lpfc_board_mode_store);
 static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(issue_reset, S_IWUSR, NULL, lpfc_issue_reset);
        &class_device_attr_lpfc_max_luns,
        &class_device_attr_nport_evt_cnt,
        &class_device_attr_management_version,
-       &class_device_attr_board_online,
        &class_device_attr_board_mode,
        &class_device_attr_issue_reset,
        &class_device_attr_lpfc_poll,