diff --git a/Documentation/pnp.txt b/Documentation/pnp.txt
index af0f6eabfa1..9529c9c9fd5 100644
--- a/Documentation/pnp.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pnp.txt
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ pnp_unregister_protocol
 pnp_register_driver
 - adds a PnP driver to the Plug and Play Layer
 - this includes driver model integration
+- returns zero for success or a negative error number for failure; count
+  calls to the .add() method if you need to know how many devices bind to
+  the driver
 
 pnp_unregister_driver
 - removes a PnP driver from the Plug and Play Layer
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/card.c b/drivers/pnp/card.c
index b68eef25161..bb19c64073c 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/card.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/card.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void card_remove(struct pnp_dev * dev)
 {
 	dev->card_link = NULL;
 }
- 
+
 static void card_remove_first(struct pnp_dev * dev)
 {
 	struct pnp_card_driver * drv = to_pnp_card_driver(dev->driver);
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static int card_resume(struct pnp_dev *dev)
 
 int pnp_register_card_driver(struct pnp_card_driver * drv)
 {
-	int count;
+	int error;
 	struct list_head *pos, *temp;
 
 	drv->link.name = drv->name;
@@ -372,21 +372,19 @@ int pnp_register_card_driver(struct pnp_card_driver * drv)
 	drv->link.suspend = drv->suspend ? card_suspend : NULL;
 	drv->link.resume = drv->resume ? card_resume : NULL;
 
-	count = pnp_register_driver(&drv->link);
-	if (count < 0)
-		return count;
+	error = pnp_register_driver(&drv->link);
+	if (error < 0)
+		return error;
 
 	spin_lock(&pnp_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&drv->global_list, &pnp_card_drivers);
 	spin_unlock(&pnp_lock);
 
-	count = 0;
-
 	list_for_each_safe(pos,temp,&pnp_cards){
 		struct pnp_card *card = list_entry(pos, struct pnp_card, global_list);
-		count += card_probe(card,drv);
+		card_probe(card,drv);
 	}
-	return count;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/driver.c b/drivers/pnp/driver.c
index 7cafacdd12b..e54c1538319 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/driver.c
@@ -201,31 +201,14 @@ struct bus_type pnp_bus_type = {
 	.resume = pnp_bus_resume,
 };
 
-
-static int count_devices(struct device * dev, void * c)
-{
-	int * count = c;
-	(*count)++;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int pnp_register_driver(struct pnp_driver *drv)
 {
-	int count;
-
 	pnp_dbg("the driver '%s' has been registered", drv->name);
 
 	drv->driver.name = drv->name;
 	drv->driver.bus = &pnp_bus_type;
 
-	count = driver_register(&drv->driver);
-
-	/* get the number of initial matches */
-	if (count >= 0){
-		count = 0;
-		driver_for_each_device(&drv->driver, NULL, &count, count_devices);
-	}
-	return count;
+	return driver_register(&drv->driver);
 }
 
 void pnp_unregister_driver(struct pnp_driver *drv)