diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
index 3149204567f3c..8c9200a0df5e2 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
@@ -311,10 +311,12 @@ int pwmchip_add_with_polarity(struct pwm_chip *chip,
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF))
 		of_pwmchip_add(chip);
 
-	pwmchip_sysfs_export(chip);
-
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&pwm_lock);
+
+	if (!ret)
+		pwmchip_sysfs_export(chip);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwmchip_add_with_polarity);
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ int pwmchip_remove(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	pwmchip_sysfs_unexport_children(chip);
+	pwmchip_sysfs_unexport(chip);
 
 	mutex_lock(&pwm_lock);
 
@@ -368,8 +370,6 @@ int pwmchip_remove(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 
 	free_pwms(chip);
 
-	pwmchip_sysfs_unexport(chip);
-
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&pwm_lock);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c b/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
index ceb233dd60484..13d9bd54dfce8 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
@@ -409,19 +409,6 @@ void pwmchip_sysfs_export(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 }
 
 void pwmchip_sysfs_unexport(struct pwm_chip *chip)
-{
-	struct device *parent;
-
-	parent = class_find_device(&pwm_class, NULL, chip,
-				   pwmchip_sysfs_match);
-	if (parent) {
-		/* for class_find_device() */
-		put_device(parent);
-		device_unregister(parent);
-	}
-}
-
-void pwmchip_sysfs_unexport_children(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 {
 	struct device *parent;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -439,6 +426,7 @@ void pwmchip_sysfs_unexport_children(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 	}
 
 	put_device(parent);
+	device_unregister(parent);
 }
 
 static int __init pwm_sysfs_init(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/pwm.h b/include/linux/pwm.h
index b628abfffacc2..eaa5c6e3fc9fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/pwm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pwm.h
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ static inline void pwm_remove_table(struct pwm_lookup *table, size_t num)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PWM_SYSFS
 void pwmchip_sysfs_export(struct pwm_chip *chip);
 void pwmchip_sysfs_unexport(struct pwm_chip *chip);
-void pwmchip_sysfs_unexport_children(struct pwm_chip *chip);
 #else
 static inline void pwmchip_sysfs_export(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 {
@@ -605,10 +604,6 @@ static inline void pwmchip_sysfs_export(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 static inline void pwmchip_sysfs_unexport(struct pwm_chip *chip)
 {
 }
-
-static inline void pwmchip_sysfs_unexport_children(struct pwm_chip *chip)
-{
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_PWM_SYSFS */
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_PWM_H */