};
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cm_class);
 
-static void cm_remove_fs_obj(struct kobject *obj)
-{
-       kobject_put(obj->parent);
-       kobject_put(obj);
-}
-
 static int cm_create_port_fs(struct cm_port *port)
 {
        int i, ret;
 
        ret = kobject_init_and_add(&port->port_obj, &cm_port_obj_type,
-                                  kobject_get(&port->cm_dev->dev_obj),
+                                  &port->cm_dev->dev_obj,
                                   "%d", port->port_num);
        if (ret) {
                kfree(port);
        for (i = 0; i < CM_COUNTER_GROUPS; i++) {
                ret = kobject_init_and_add(&port->counter_group[i].obj,
                                           &cm_counter_obj_type,
-                                          kobject_get(&port->port_obj),
+                                          &port->port_obj,
                                           "%s", counter_group_names[i]);
                if (ret)
                        goto error;
 
 error:
        while (i--)
-               cm_remove_fs_obj(&port->counter_group[i].obj);
-       cm_remove_fs_obj(&port->port_obj);
+               kobject_put(&port->counter_group[i].obj);
+       kobject_put(&port->port_obj);
        return ret;
 
 }
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < CM_COUNTER_GROUPS; i++)
-               cm_remove_fs_obj(&port->counter_group[i].obj);
+               kobject_put(&port->counter_group[i].obj);
 
-       cm_remove_fs_obj(&port->port_obj);
+       kobject_put(&port->port_obj);
 }
 
 static void cm_add_one(struct ib_device *device)
                ib_unregister_mad_agent(port->mad_agent);
                cm_remove_port_fs(port);
        }
-       cm_remove_fs_obj(&cm_dev->dev_obj);
+       kobject_put(&cm_dev->dev_obj);
 }
 
 static void cm_remove_one(struct ib_device *device)
                ib_unregister_mad_agent(port->mad_agent);
                cm_remove_port_fs(port);
        }
-       cm_remove_fs_obj(&cm_dev->dev_obj);
+       kobject_put(&cm_dev->dev_obj);
 }
 
 static int __init ib_cm_init(void)