EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_accept_process);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_flush_device);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_event);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_class);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(input_dev_class);
 
 #define INPUT_DEVICES  256
        .open = input_open_file,
 };
 
-struct class *input_class;
-
 static int __init input_init(void)
 {
        int err;
                return err;
        }
 
-       input_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "input");
-       if (IS_ERR(input_class)) {
-               printk(KERN_ERR "input: unable to register input class\n");
-               err = PTR_ERR(input_class);
-               goto fail1;
-       }
-
        err = input_proc_init();
        if (err)
-               goto fail2;
+               goto fail1;
 
        err = register_chrdev(INPUT_MAJOR, "input", &input_fops);
        if (err) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "input: unable to register char major %d", INPUT_MAJOR);
-               goto fail3;
+               goto fail2;
        }
 
        return 0;
 
- fail3:        input_proc_exit();
- fail2:        class_destroy(input_class);
+ fail2:        input_proc_exit();
  fail1:        class_unregister(&input_dev_class);
        return err;
 }
 {
        input_proc_exit();
        unregister_chrdev(INPUT_MAJOR, "input");
-       class_destroy(input_class);
        class_unregister(&input_dev_class);
 }