class_device_unregister(class_dev);
 }
 
-int class_device_rename(struct class_device *class_dev, char *new_name)
-{
-       int error = 0;
-       char *old_class_name = NULL, *new_class_name = NULL;
-
-       class_dev = class_device_get(class_dev);
-       if (!class_dev)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       pr_debug("CLASS: renaming '%s' to '%s'\n", class_dev->class_id,
-                new_name);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
-       if (class_dev->dev)
-               old_class_name = make_class_name(class_dev->class->name,
-                                                &class_dev->kobj);
-#endif
-
-       strlcpy(class_dev->class_id, new_name, KOBJ_NAME_LEN);
-
-       error = kobject_rename(&class_dev->kobj, new_name);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
-       if (class_dev->dev) {
-               new_class_name = make_class_name(class_dev->class->name,
-                                                &class_dev->kobj);
-               if (new_class_name)
-                       sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj,
-                                         &class_dev->kobj, new_class_name);
-               if (old_class_name)
-                       sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj,
-                                               old_class_name);
-       }
-#endif
-       class_device_put(class_dev);
-
-       kfree(old_class_name);
-       kfree(new_class_name);
-
-       return error;
-}
-
 struct class_device * class_device_get(struct class_device *class_dev)
 {
        if (class_dev)
 
 extern int __must_check class_device_add(struct class_device *);
 extern void class_device_del(struct class_device *);
 
-extern int class_device_rename(struct class_device *, char *);
-
 extern struct class_device * class_device_get(struct class_device *);
 extern void class_device_put(struct class_device *);