diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index 50802c154915..050493edb505 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -551,41 +551,6 @@ static void edac_mc_workq_function(struct work_struct *work_req)
 	edac_queue_work(&mci->work, msecs_to_jiffies(edac_mc_get_poll_msec()));
 }
 
-/*
- * edac_mc_workq_setup
- *	initialize a workq item for this mci
- *	passing in the new delay period in msec
- *
- *	locking model:
- *
- *		called with the mem_ctls_mutex held
- */
-static void edac_mc_workq_setup(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, unsigned msec)
-{
-	edac_dbg(0, "\n");
-
-	/* if this instance is not in the POLL state, then simply return */
-	if (mci->op_state != OP_RUNNING_POLL)
-		return;
-
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mci->work, edac_mc_workq_function);
-
-	edac_queue_work(&mci->work, msecs_to_jiffies(msec));
-}
-
-/*
- * edac_mc_workq_teardown
- *	stop the workq processing on this mci
- *
- *	locking model:
- *
- *		called WITHOUT lock held
- */
-static void edac_mc_workq_teardown(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
-{
-	edac_stop_work(&mci->work);
-}
-
 /*
  * edac_mc_reset_delay_period(unsigned long value)
  *
@@ -769,12 +734,12 @@ int edac_mc_add_mc_with_groups(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
 		goto fail1;
 	}
 
-	/* If there IS a check routine, then we are running POLLED */
 	if (mci->edac_check) {
-		/* This instance is NOW RUNNING */
 		mci->op_state = OP_RUNNING_POLL;
 
-		edac_mc_workq_setup(mci, edac_mc_get_poll_msec());
+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mci->work, edac_mc_workq_function);
+		edac_queue_work(&mci->work, msecs_to_jiffies(edac_mc_get_poll_msec()));
+
 	} else {
 		mci->op_state = OP_RUNNING_INTERRUPT;
 	}
@@ -830,7 +795,7 @@ struct mem_ctl_info *edac_mc_del_mc(struct device *dev)
 	mutex_unlock(&mem_ctls_mutex);
 
 	if (mci->edac_check)
-		edac_mc_workq_teardown(mci);
+		edac_stop_work(&mci->work);
 
 	/* remove from sysfs */
 	edac_remove_sysfs_mci_device(mci);
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c b/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
index f0e8c3d01ed5..79945e0df0dc 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
@@ -215,35 +215,6 @@ static void edac_pci_workq_function(struct work_struct *work_req)
 	mutex_unlock(&edac_pci_ctls_mutex);
 }
 
-/*
- * edac_pci_workq_setup()
- * 	initialize a workq item for this edac_pci instance
- * 	passing in the new delay period in msec
- *
- *	locking model:
- *		called when 'edac_pci_ctls_mutex' is locked
- */
-static void edac_pci_workq_setup(struct edac_pci_ctl_info *pci,
-				 unsigned int msec)
-{
-	edac_dbg(0, "\n");
-
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&pci->work, edac_pci_workq_function);
-
-	edac_queue_work(&pci->work, msecs_to_jiffies(edac_pci_get_poll_msec()));
-}
-
-/*
- * edac_pci_workq_teardown()
- * 	stop the workq processing on this edac_pci instance
- */
-static void edac_pci_workq_teardown(struct edac_pci_ctl_info *pci)
-{
-	edac_dbg(0, "\n");
-
-	edac_stop_work(&pci->work);
-}
-
 /*
  * edac_pci_alloc_index: Allocate a unique PCI index number
  *
@@ -290,7 +261,9 @@ int edac_pci_add_device(struct edac_pci_ctl_info *pci, int edac_idx)
 	if (pci->edac_check) {
 		pci->op_state = OP_RUNNING_POLL;
 
-		edac_pci_workq_setup(pci, 1000);
+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&pci->work, edac_pci_workq_function);
+		edac_queue_work(&pci->work, msecs_to_jiffies(edac_pci_get_poll_msec()));
+
 	} else {
 		pci->op_state = OP_RUNNING_INTERRUPT;
 	}
@@ -349,7 +322,7 @@ struct edac_pci_ctl_info *edac_pci_del_device(struct device *dev)
 	mutex_unlock(&edac_pci_ctls_mutex);
 
 	if (pci->edac_check)
-		edac_pci_workq_teardown(pci);
+		edac_stop_work(&pci->work);
 
 	edac_printk(KERN_INFO, EDAC_PCI,
 		"Removed device %d for %s %s: DEV %s\n",