diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/ccwgroup.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/ccwgroup.h
index 6e670f88d125d79fd2108575a6f6509e74985678..23723ce5ca7a9b0b68585eb2faa2f4cdcd6cabc9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/ccwgroup.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/ccwgroup.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ struct ccwgroup_device {
 	unsigned int count;
 	struct device	dev;
 	struct ccw_device *cdev[0];
-	struct work_struct ungroup_work;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/arch/s390/pci/pci_sysfs.c b/arch/s390/pci/pci_sysfs.c
index ab4a91393005a920b876c610ed5d3d8605af5037..cf8a12ff733b3883c6b8f32d626e14a47a173f92 100644
--- a/arch/s390/pci/pci_sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/s390/pci/pci_sysfs.c
@@ -48,27 +48,29 @@ static ssize_t show_pfgid(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(pfgid, S_IRUGO, show_pfgid, NULL);
 
-static ssize_t store_recover(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-			     const char *buf, size_t count)
+static void recover_callback(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
 	struct zpci_dev *zdev = get_zdev(pdev);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!device_remove_file_self(dev, attr))
-		return count;
-
 	pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device(pdev);
 	ret = zpci_disable_device(zdev);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		return;
 
 	ret = zpci_enable_device(zdev);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		return;
 
 	pci_rescan_bus(zdev->bus);
-	return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_recover(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			     const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int rc = device_schedule_callback(dev, recover_callback);
+	return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(recover, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_recover);
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
index 2e2f454a05a1a20c679b84874d6d2c788b9ee10f..6eca019bcf30a50edfab1a80daf1b351d2320474 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ dcssblk_load_segment(char *name, struct segment_info **seg_info)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static void dcssblk_unregister_callback(struct device *dev)
+{
+	device_unregister(dev);
+	put_device(dev);
+}
+
 /*
  * device attribute for switching shared/nonshared (exclusive)
  * operation (show + store)
@@ -391,13 +397,7 @@ dcssblk_shared_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, const ch
 	blk_cleanup_queue(dev_info->dcssblk_queue);
 	dev_info->gd->queue = NULL;
 	put_disk(dev_info->gd);
-	up_write(&dcssblk_devices_sem);
-
-	if (device_remove_file_self(dev, attr)) {
-		device_unregister(dev);
-		put_device(dev);
-	}
-	return rc;
+	rc = device_schedule_callback(dev, dcssblk_unregister_callback);
 out:
 	up_write(&dcssblk_devices_sem);
 	return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c b/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c
index 67b9dc9044c2777180c4cd5453d4aca957e34228..959135a01847940a5ecee33ae902b83cf8ecfe44 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/ccwgroup.c
@@ -168,12 +168,14 @@ static ssize_t ccwgroup_online_show(struct device *dev,
  * Provide an 'ungroup' attribute so the user can remove group devices no
  * longer needed or accidentially created. Saves memory :)
  */
-static void ccwgroup_ungroup(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
+static void ccwgroup_ungroup_callback(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct ccwgroup_device *gdev = to_ccwgroupdev(dev);
+
 	mutex_lock(&gdev->reg_mutex);
 	if (device_is_registered(&gdev->dev)) {
 		__ccwgroup_remove_symlinks(gdev);
-		device_unregister(&gdev->dev);
+		device_unregister(dev);
 		__ccwgroup_remove_cdev_refs(gdev);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&gdev->reg_mutex);
@@ -193,9 +195,10 @@ static ssize_t ccwgroup_ungroup_store(struct device *dev,
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
-
-	if (device_remove_file_self(dev, attr))
-		ccwgroup_ungroup(gdev);
+	/* Note that we cannot unregister the device from one of its
+	 * attribute methods, so we have to use this roundabout approach.
+	 */
+	rc = device_schedule_callback(dev, ccwgroup_ungroup_callback);
 out:
 	if (rc) {
 		if (rc != -EAGAIN)
@@ -221,14 +224,6 @@ static const struct attribute_group *ccwgroup_attr_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static void ccwgroup_ungroup_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct ccwgroup_device *gdev =
-		container_of(work, struct ccwgroup_device, ungroup_work);
-
-	ccwgroup_ungroup(gdev);
-}
-
 static void ccwgroup_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	kfree(to_ccwgroupdev(dev));
@@ -328,7 +323,6 @@ int ccwgroup_create_dev(struct device *parent, struct ccwgroup_driver *gdrv,
 	atomic_set(&gdev->onoff, 0);
 	mutex_init(&gdev->reg_mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&gdev->reg_mutex);
-	INIT_WORK(&gdev->ungroup_work, ccwgroup_ungroup_workfn);
 	gdev->count = num_devices;
 	gdev->dev.bus = &ccwgroup_bus_type;
 	gdev->dev.parent = parent;
@@ -410,10 +404,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ccwgroup_create_dev);
 static int ccwgroup_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
 			     void *data)
 {
-	struct ccwgroup_device *gdev = to_ccwgroupdev(data);
+	struct device *dev = data;
 
 	if (action == BUS_NOTIFY_UNBIND_DRIVER)
-		schedule_work(&gdev->ungroup_work);
+		device_schedule_callback(dev, ccwgroup_ungroup_callback);
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }