diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
index 96991b68f048..82c807723b6f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*
  * mac80211 debugfs for wireless PHYs
  *
@@ -38,16 +39,10 @@ static const struct file_operations name## _ops = {			\
 };
 
 #define DEBUGFS_ADD(name)						\
-	local->debugfs.name = debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400, phyd,	\
-						  local, &name## _ops);
+	debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400, phyd, local, &name## _ops);
 
 #define DEBUGFS_ADD_MODE(name, mode)					\
-	local->debugfs.name = debugfs_create_file(#name, mode, phyd,	\
-						  local, &name## _ops);
-
-#define DEBUGFS_DEL(name)						\
-	debugfs_remove(local->debugfs.name);				\
-	local->debugfs.name = NULL;
+	debugfs_create_file(#name, mode, phyd, local, &name## _ops);
 
 
 DEBUGFS_READONLY_FILE(frequency, 20, "%d",
@@ -233,12 +228,7 @@ static const struct file_operations stats_ ##name## _ops = {		\
 };
 
 #define DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(name)						\
-	local->debugfs.stats.name = debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400, statsd,\
-		local, &stats_ ##name## _ops);
-
-#define DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(name)						\
-	debugfs_remove(local->debugfs.stats.name);			\
-	local->debugfs.stats.name = NULL;
+	debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400, statsd, local, &stats_ ##name## _ops);
 
 DEBUGFS_STATS_FILE(transmitted_fragment_count, 20, "%u",
 		   local->dot11TransmittedFragmentCount);
@@ -326,7 +316,6 @@ void debugfs_hw_add(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(noack);
 
 	statsd = debugfs_create_dir("statistics", phyd);
-	local->debugfs.statistics = statsd;
 
 	/* if the dir failed, don't put all the other things into the root! */
 	if (!statsd)
@@ -367,57 +356,3 @@ void debugfs_hw_add(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(dot11FCSErrorCount);
 	DEBUGFS_STATS_ADD(dot11RTSSuccessCount);
 }
-
-void debugfs_hw_del(struct ieee80211_local *local)
-{
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(frequency);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(total_ps_buffered);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(wep_iv);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(tsf);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(queues);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(reset);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(noack);
-
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(transmitted_fragment_count);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(multicast_transmitted_frame_count);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(failed_count);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(retry_count);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(multiple_retry_count);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(frame_duplicate_count);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(received_fragment_count);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(multicast_received_frame_count);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(transmitted_frame_count);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(num_scans);
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG_COUNTERS
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(tx_handlers_drop);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(tx_handlers_queued);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(tx_handlers_drop_unencrypted);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(tx_handlers_drop_fragment);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(tx_handlers_drop_wep);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(tx_handlers_drop_not_assoc);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(tx_handlers_drop_unauth_port);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(rx_handlers_drop);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(rx_handlers_queued);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(rx_handlers_drop_nullfunc);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(rx_handlers_drop_defrag);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(rx_handlers_drop_short);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(rx_handlers_drop_passive_scan);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(tx_expand_skb_head);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(tx_expand_skb_head_cloned);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(rx_expand_skb_head);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(rx_expand_skb_head2);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(rx_handlers_fragments);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(tx_status_drop);
-#endif
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(dot11ACKFailureCount);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(dot11RTSFailureCount);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(dot11FCSErrorCount);
-	DEBUGFS_STATS_DEL(dot11RTSSuccessCount);
-
-	debugfs_remove(local->debugfs.statistics);
-	local->debugfs.statistics = NULL;
-	debugfs_remove(local->debugfs.stations);
-	local->debugfs.stations = NULL;
-	debugfs_remove(local->debugfs.keys);
-	local->debugfs.keys = NULL;
-}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.h b/net/mac80211/debugfs.h
index dd2541935c27..68e6a2050f9a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.h
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 extern void debugfs_hw_add(struct ieee80211_local *local);
-extern void debugfs_hw_del(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 extern int mac80211_open_file_generic(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 #else
 static inline void debugfs_hw_add(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
 	return;
 }
-static inline void debugfs_hw_del(struct ieee80211_local *local) {}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __MAC80211_DEBUGFS_H */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_key.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_key.c
index 99c752588b30..e0f5224630da 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_key.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_key.c
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ static ssize_t key_key_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
 KEY_OPS(key);
 
 #define DEBUGFS_ADD(name) \
-	key->debugfs.name = debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400,\
-				key->debugfs.dir, key, &key_##name##_ops);
+	debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400, key->debugfs.dir, \
+			    key, &key_##name##_ops);
 
 void ieee80211_debugfs_key_add(struct ieee80211_key *key)
   {
@@ -271,30 +271,12 @@ void ieee80211_debugfs_key_add(struct ieee80211_key *key)
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(ifindex);
 };
 
-#define DEBUGFS_DEL(name) \
-	debugfs_remove(key->debugfs.name); key->debugfs.name = NULL;
-
 void ieee80211_debugfs_key_remove(struct ieee80211_key *key)
 {
 	if (!key)
 		return;
 
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(keylen);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(flags);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(keyidx);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(hw_key_idx);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(tx_rx_count);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(algorithm);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(tx_spec);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(rx_spec);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(replays);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(icverrors);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(key);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(ifindex);
-
-	debugfs_remove(key->debugfs.stalink);
-	key->debugfs.stalink = NULL;
-	debugfs_remove(key->debugfs.dir);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(key->debugfs.dir);
 	key->debugfs.dir = NULL;
 }
 void ieee80211_debugfs_key_add_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
@@ -302,7 +284,7 @@ void ieee80211_debugfs_key_add_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	char buf[50];
 	struct ieee80211_key *key;
 
-	if (!sdata->debugfsdir)
+	if (!sdata->debugfs.dir)
 		return;
 
 	/* this is running under the key lock */
@@ -310,9 +292,9 @@ void ieee80211_debugfs_key_add_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	key = sdata->default_key;
 	if (key) {
 		sprintf(buf, "../keys/%d", key->debugfs.cnt);
-		sdata->common_debugfs.default_key =
+		sdata->debugfs.default_key =
 			debugfs_create_symlink("default_key",
-					       sdata->debugfsdir, buf);
+					       sdata->debugfs.dir, buf);
 	} else
 		ieee80211_debugfs_key_remove_default(sdata);
 }
@@ -322,8 +304,8 @@ void ieee80211_debugfs_key_remove_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	if (!sdata)
 		return;
 
-	debugfs_remove(sdata->common_debugfs.default_key);
-	sdata->common_debugfs.default_key = NULL;
+	debugfs_remove(sdata->debugfs.default_key);
+	sdata->debugfs.default_key = NULL;
 }
 
 void ieee80211_debugfs_key_add_mgmt_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
@@ -331,7 +313,7 @@ void ieee80211_debugfs_key_add_mgmt_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	char buf[50];
 	struct ieee80211_key *key;
 
-	if (!sdata->debugfsdir)
+	if (!sdata->debugfs.dir)
 		return;
 
 	/* this is running under the key lock */
@@ -339,9 +321,9 @@ void ieee80211_debugfs_key_add_mgmt_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	key = sdata->default_mgmt_key;
 	if (key) {
 		sprintf(buf, "../keys/%d", key->debugfs.cnt);
-		sdata->common_debugfs.default_mgmt_key =
+		sdata->debugfs.default_mgmt_key =
 			debugfs_create_symlink("default_mgmt_key",
-					       sdata->debugfsdir, buf);
+					       sdata->debugfs.dir, buf);
 	} else
 		ieee80211_debugfs_key_remove_mgmt_default(sdata);
 }
@@ -351,8 +333,8 @@ void ieee80211_debugfs_key_remove_mgmt_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sda
 	if (!sdata)
 		return;
 
-	debugfs_remove(sdata->common_debugfs.default_mgmt_key);
-	sdata->common_debugfs.default_mgmt_key = NULL;
+	debugfs_remove(sdata->debugfs.default_mgmt_key);
+	sdata->debugfs.default_mgmt_key = NULL;
 }
 
 void ieee80211_debugfs_key_sta_del(struct ieee80211_key *key,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
index 61234e79022b..8782264f49e7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ IEEE80211_IF_FILE(min_discovery_timeout,
 #endif
 
 
-#define DEBUGFS_ADD(name, type)\
-	sdata->debugfs.type.name = debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400,\
-		sdata->debugfsdir, sdata, &name##_ops);
+#define DEBUGFS_ADD(name, type) \
+	debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400, sdata->debugfs.dir, \
+			    sdata, &name##_ops);
 
 static void add_sta_files(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
@@ -199,30 +199,32 @@ static void add_monitor_files(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
-#define MESHSTATS_ADD(name)\
-	sdata->mesh_stats.name = debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400,\
-		sdata->mesh_stats_dir, sdata, &name##_ops);
 
 static void add_mesh_stats(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	sdata->mesh_stats_dir = debugfs_create_dir("mesh_stats",
-				sdata->debugfsdir);
+	struct dentry *dir = debugfs_create_dir("mesh_stats",
+						sdata->debugfs.dir);
+
+#define MESHSTATS_ADD(name)\
+	debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400, dir, sdata, &name##_ops);
+
 	MESHSTATS_ADD(fwded_mcast);
 	MESHSTATS_ADD(fwded_unicast);
 	MESHSTATS_ADD(fwded_frames);
 	MESHSTATS_ADD(dropped_frames_ttl);
 	MESHSTATS_ADD(dropped_frames_no_route);
 	MESHSTATS_ADD(estab_plinks);
+#undef MESHSTATS_ADD
 }
 
-#define MESHPARAMS_ADD(name)\
-	sdata->mesh_config.name = debugfs_create_file(#name, 0600,\
-		sdata->mesh_config_dir, sdata, &name##_ops);
-
 static void add_mesh_config(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	sdata->mesh_config_dir = debugfs_create_dir("mesh_config",
-				sdata->debugfsdir);
+	struct dentry *dir = debugfs_create_dir("mesh_config",
+						sdata->debugfs.dir);
+
+#define MESHPARAMS_ADD(name) \
+	debugfs_create_file(#name, 0600, dir, sdata, &name##_ops);
+
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshMaxRetries);
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshRetryTimeout);
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshConfirmTimeout);
@@ -236,12 +238,14 @@ static void add_mesh_config(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPmaxPREQretries);
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(path_refresh_time);
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(min_discovery_timeout);
+
+#undef MESHPARAMS_ADD
 }
 #endif
 
 static void add_files(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	if (!sdata->debugfsdir)
+	if (!sdata->debugfs.dir)
 		return;
 
 	switch (sdata->vif.type) {
@@ -274,134 +278,6 @@ static void add_files(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	}
 }
 
-#define DEBUGFS_DEL(name, type)					\
-	do {							\
-		debugfs_remove(sdata->debugfs.type.name);	\
-		sdata->debugfs.type.name = NULL;		\
-	} while (0)
-
-static void del_sta_files(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(drop_unencrypted, sta);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(force_unicast_rateidx, sta);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(max_ratectrl_rateidx, sta);
-
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(bssid, sta);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(aid, sta);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(capab, sta);
-}
-
-static void del_ap_files(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(drop_unencrypted, ap);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(force_unicast_rateidx, ap);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(max_ratectrl_rateidx, ap);
-
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(num_sta_ps, ap);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(dtim_count, ap);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(num_buffered_multicast, ap);
-}
-
-static void del_wds_files(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(drop_unencrypted, wds);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(force_unicast_rateidx, wds);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(max_ratectrl_rateidx, wds);
-
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(peer, wds);
-}
-
-static void del_vlan_files(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(drop_unencrypted, vlan);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(force_unicast_rateidx, vlan);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(max_ratectrl_rateidx, vlan);
-}
-
-static void del_monitor_files(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
-#define MESHSTATS_DEL(name)			\
-	do {						\
-		debugfs_remove(sdata->mesh_stats.name);	\
-		sdata->mesh_stats.name = NULL;		\
-	} while (0)
-
-static void del_mesh_stats(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-	MESHSTATS_DEL(fwded_mcast);
-	MESHSTATS_DEL(fwded_unicast);
-	MESHSTATS_DEL(fwded_frames);
-	MESHSTATS_DEL(dropped_frames_ttl);
-	MESHSTATS_DEL(dropped_frames_no_route);
-	MESHSTATS_DEL(estab_plinks);
-	debugfs_remove(sdata->mesh_stats_dir);
-	sdata->mesh_stats_dir = NULL;
-}
-
-#define MESHPARAMS_DEL(name)			\
-	do {						\
-		debugfs_remove(sdata->mesh_config.name);	\
-		sdata->mesh_config.name = NULL;		\
-	} while (0)
-
-static void del_mesh_config(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(dot11MeshMaxRetries);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(dot11MeshRetryTimeout);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(dot11MeshConfirmTimeout);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(dot11MeshHoldingTimeout);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(dot11MeshTTL);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(auto_open_plinks);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(dot11MeshMaxPeerLinks);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(dot11MeshHWMPactivePathTimeout);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(dot11MeshHWMPpreqMinInterval);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(dot11MeshHWMPnetDiameterTraversalTime);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(dot11MeshHWMPmaxPREQretries);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(path_refresh_time);
-	MESHPARAMS_DEL(min_discovery_timeout);
-	debugfs_remove(sdata->mesh_config_dir);
-	sdata->mesh_config_dir = NULL;
-}
-#endif
-
-static void del_files(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-	if (!sdata->debugfsdir)
-		return;
-
-	switch (sdata->vif.type) {
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
-		del_mesh_stats(sdata);
-		del_mesh_config(sdata);
-#endif
-		break;
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
-		del_sta_files(sdata);
-		break;
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
-		/* XXX */
-		break;
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
-		del_ap_files(sdata);
-		break;
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS:
-		del_wds_files(sdata);
-		break;
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
-		del_monitor_files(sdata);
-		break;
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN:
-		del_vlan_files(sdata);
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
 static int notif_registered;
 
 void ieee80211_debugfs_add_netdev(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
@@ -412,16 +288,18 @@ void ieee80211_debugfs_add_netdev(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 		return;
 
 	sprintf(buf, "netdev:%s", sdata->dev->name);
-	sdata->debugfsdir = debugfs_create_dir(buf,
+	sdata->debugfs.dir = debugfs_create_dir(buf,
 		sdata->local->hw.wiphy->debugfsdir);
 	add_files(sdata);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_debugfs_remove_netdev(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	del_files(sdata);
-	debugfs_remove(sdata->debugfsdir);
-	sdata->debugfsdir = NULL;
+	if (!sdata->debugfs.dir)
+		return;
+
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(sdata->debugfs.dir);
+	sdata->debugfs.dir = NULL;
 }
 
 static int netdev_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
@@ -444,7 +322,7 @@ static int netdev_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 
 	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
-	dir = sdata->debugfsdir;
+	dir = sdata->debugfs.dir;
 
 	if (!dir)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
index 33a2e892115b..8721679773da 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
@@ -158,13 +158,9 @@ static ssize_t sta_agg_status_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
 STA_OPS(agg_status);
 
 #define DEBUGFS_ADD(name) \
-	sta->debugfs.name = debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400, \
+	debugfs_create_file(#name, 0400, \
 		sta->debugfs.dir, sta, &sta_ ##name## _ops);
 
-#define DEBUGFS_DEL(name) \
-	debugfs_remove(sta->debugfs.name);\
-	sta->debugfs.name = NULL;
-
 
 void ieee80211_sta_debugfs_add(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
@@ -216,29 +212,6 @@ void ieee80211_sta_debugfs_add(struct sta_info *sta)
 
 void ieee80211_sta_debugfs_remove(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(flags);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(num_ps_buf_frames);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(inactive_ms);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(last_seq_ctrl);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(agg_status);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(aid);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(dev);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(rx_packets);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(tx_packets);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(rx_bytes);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(tx_bytes);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(rx_duplicates);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(rx_fragments);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(rx_dropped);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(tx_fragments);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(tx_filtered);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(tx_retry_failed);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(tx_retry_count);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(last_signal);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(last_qual);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(last_noise);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(wep_weak_iv_count);
-
-	debugfs_remove(sta->debugfs.dir);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(sta->debugfs.dir);
 	sta->debugfs.dir = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 588005c84a6d..60c2822802f0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -471,74 +471,11 @@ struct ieee80211_sub_if_data {
 	} u;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
-	struct dentry *debugfsdir;
-	union {
-		struct {
-			struct dentry *drop_unencrypted;
-			struct dentry *bssid;
-			struct dentry *aid;
-			struct dentry *capab;
-			struct dentry *force_unicast_rateidx;
-			struct dentry *max_ratectrl_rateidx;
-		} sta;
-		struct {
-			struct dentry *drop_unencrypted;
-			struct dentry *num_sta_ps;
-			struct dentry *dtim_count;
-			struct dentry *force_unicast_rateidx;
-			struct dentry *max_ratectrl_rateidx;
-			struct dentry *num_buffered_multicast;
-		} ap;
-		struct {
-			struct dentry *drop_unencrypted;
-			struct dentry *peer;
-			struct dentry *force_unicast_rateidx;
-			struct dentry *max_ratectrl_rateidx;
-		} wds;
-		struct {
-			struct dentry *drop_unencrypted;
-			struct dentry *force_unicast_rateidx;
-			struct dentry *max_ratectrl_rateidx;
-		} vlan;
-		struct {
-			struct dentry *mode;
-		} monitor;
-	} debugfs;
 	struct {
+		struct dentry *dir;
 		struct dentry *default_key;
 		struct dentry *default_mgmt_key;
-	} common_debugfs;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
-	struct dentry *mesh_stats_dir;
-	struct {
-		struct dentry *fwded_mcast;
-		struct dentry *fwded_unicast;
-		struct dentry *fwded_frames;
-		struct dentry *dropped_frames_ttl;
-		struct dentry *dropped_frames_no_route;
-		struct dentry *estab_plinks;
-		struct timer_list mesh_path_timer;
-	} mesh_stats;
-
-	struct dentry *mesh_config_dir;
-	struct {
-		struct dentry *dot11MeshRetryTimeout;
-		struct dentry *dot11MeshConfirmTimeout;
-		struct dentry *dot11MeshHoldingTimeout;
-		struct dentry *dot11MeshMaxRetries;
-		struct dentry *dot11MeshTTL;
-		struct dentry *auto_open_plinks;
-		struct dentry *dot11MeshMaxPeerLinks;
-		struct dentry *dot11MeshHWMPactivePathTimeout;
-		struct dentry *dot11MeshHWMPpreqMinInterval;
-		struct dentry *dot11MeshHWMPnetDiameterTraversalTime;
-		struct dentry *dot11MeshHWMPmaxPREQretries;
-		struct dentry *path_refresh_time;
-		struct dentry *min_discovery_timeout;
-	} mesh_config;
-#endif
-
+	} debugfs;
 #endif
 	/* must be last, dynamically sized area in this! */
 	struct ieee80211_vif vif;
@@ -818,53 +755,6 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 	struct local_debugfsdentries {
 		struct dentry *rcdir;
-		struct dentry *rcname;
-		struct dentry *frequency;
-		struct dentry *total_ps_buffered;
-		struct dentry *wep_iv;
-		struct dentry *tsf;
-		struct dentry *queues;
-		struct dentry *reset;
-		struct dentry *noack;
-		struct dentry *statistics;
-		struct local_debugfsdentries_statsdentries {
-			struct dentry *transmitted_fragment_count;
-			struct dentry *multicast_transmitted_frame_count;
-			struct dentry *failed_count;
-			struct dentry *retry_count;
-			struct dentry *multiple_retry_count;
-			struct dentry *frame_duplicate_count;
-			struct dentry *received_fragment_count;
-			struct dentry *multicast_received_frame_count;
-			struct dentry *transmitted_frame_count;
-			struct dentry *wep_undecryptable_count;
-			struct dentry *num_scans;
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG_COUNTERS
-			struct dentry *tx_handlers_drop;
-			struct dentry *tx_handlers_queued;
-			struct dentry *tx_handlers_drop_unencrypted;
-			struct dentry *tx_handlers_drop_fragment;
-			struct dentry *tx_handlers_drop_wep;
-			struct dentry *tx_handlers_drop_not_assoc;
-			struct dentry *tx_handlers_drop_unauth_port;
-			struct dentry *rx_handlers_drop;
-			struct dentry *rx_handlers_queued;
-			struct dentry *rx_handlers_drop_nullfunc;
-			struct dentry *rx_handlers_drop_defrag;
-			struct dentry *rx_handlers_drop_short;
-			struct dentry *rx_handlers_drop_passive_scan;
-			struct dentry *tx_expand_skb_head;
-			struct dentry *tx_expand_skb_head_cloned;
-			struct dentry *rx_expand_skb_head;
-			struct dentry *rx_expand_skb_head2;
-			struct dentry *rx_handlers_fragments;
-			struct dentry *tx_status_drop;
-#endif
-			struct dentry *dot11ACKFailureCount;
-			struct dentry *dot11RTSFailureCount;
-			struct dentry *dot11FCSErrorCount;
-			struct dentry *dot11RTSSuccessCount;
-		} stats;
 		struct dentry *stations;
 		struct dentry *keys;
 	} debugfs;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/key.h b/net/mac80211/key.h
index 9572e00f532c..a49f93b79e92 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/key.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/key.h
@@ -118,18 +118,6 @@ struct ieee80211_key {
 	struct {
 		struct dentry *stalink;
 		struct dentry *dir;
-		struct dentry *keylen;
-		struct dentry *flags;
-		struct dentry *keyidx;
-		struct dentry *hw_key_idx;
-		struct dentry *tx_rx_count;
-		struct dentry *algorithm;
-		struct dentry *tx_spec;
-		struct dentry *rx_spec;
-		struct dentry *replays;
-		struct dentry *icverrors;
-		struct dentry *key;
-		struct dentry *ifindex;
 		int cnt;
 	} debugfs;
 #endif
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 797f53942e5f..4e80213d6c77 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -923,7 +923,6 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
  fail_wep:
 	sta_info_stop(local);
  fail_sta_info:
-	debugfs_hw_del(local);
 	destroy_workqueue(local->workqueue);
  fail_workqueue:
 	wiphy_unregister(local->hw.wiphy);
@@ -959,7 +958,6 @@ void ieee80211_unregister_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	ieee80211_clear_tx_pending(local);
 	sta_info_stop(local);
 	rate_control_deinitialize(local);
-	debugfs_hw_del(local);
 
 	if (skb_queue_len(&local->skb_queue)
 			|| skb_queue_len(&local->skb_queue_unreliable))
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index b33efc4fc267..ccda7454fb17 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ struct rate_control_ref *rate_control_alloc(const char *name,
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 	debugfsdir = debugfs_create_dir("rc", local->hw.wiphy->debugfsdir);
 	local->debugfs.rcdir = debugfsdir;
-	local->debugfs.rcname = debugfs_create_file("name", 0400, debugfsdir,
-						    ref, &rcname_ops);
+	debugfs_create_file("name", 0400, debugfsdir, ref, &rcname_ops);
 #endif
 
 	ref->priv = ref->ops->alloc(&local->hw, debugfsdir);
@@ -188,9 +187,7 @@ static void rate_control_release(struct kref *kref)
 	ctrl_ref->ops->free(ctrl_ref->priv);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
-	debugfs_remove(ctrl_ref->local->debugfs.rcname);
-	ctrl_ref->local->debugfs.rcname = NULL;
-	debugfs_remove(ctrl_ref->local->debugfs.rcdir);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(ctrl_ref->local->debugfs.rcdir);
 	ctrl_ref->local->debugfs.rcdir = NULL;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index ccc3adf962c7..b3686c870b5e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -301,28 +301,6 @@ struct sta_info {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 	struct sta_info_debugfsdentries {
 		struct dentry *dir;
-		struct dentry *flags;
-		struct dentry *num_ps_buf_frames;
-		struct dentry *inactive_ms;
-		struct dentry *last_seq_ctrl;
-		struct dentry *agg_status;
-		struct dentry *aid;
-		struct dentry *dev;
-		struct dentry *rx_packets;
-		struct dentry *tx_packets;
-		struct dentry *rx_bytes;
-		struct dentry *tx_bytes;
-		struct dentry *rx_duplicates;
-		struct dentry *rx_fragments;
-		struct dentry *rx_dropped;
-		struct dentry *tx_fragments;
-		struct dentry *tx_filtered;
-		struct dentry *tx_retry_failed;
-		struct dentry *tx_retry_count;
-		struct dentry *last_signal;
-		struct dentry *last_qual;
-		struct dentry *last_noise;
-		struct dentry *wep_weak_iv_count;
 		bool add_has_run;
 	} debugfs;
 #endif
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 07252967be9c..02835172b227 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ void wiphy_unregister(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	 * First remove the hardware from everywhere, this makes
 	 * it impossible to find from userspace.
 	 */
-	cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_del(rdev);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(rdev->wiphy.debugfsdir);
 	list_del(&rdev->list);
 
 	/*
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ void wiphy_unregister(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 
 	cfg80211_rdev_list_generation++;
 	device_del(&rdev->wiphy.dev);
-	debugfs_remove(rdev->wiphy.debugfsdir);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 68b321997d4c..5aeebb9085f8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -72,17 +72,6 @@ struct cfg80211_registered_device {
 	/* current channel */
 	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_DEBUGFS
-	/* Debugfs entries */
-	struct wiphy_debugfsdentries {
-		struct dentry *rts_threshold;
-		struct dentry *fragmentation_threshold;
-		struct dentry *short_retry_limit;
-		struct dentry *long_retry_limit;
-		struct dentry *ht40allow_map;
-	} debugfs;
-#endif
-
 	/* must be last because of the way we do wiphy_priv(),
 	 * and it should at least be aligned to NETDEV_ALIGN */
 	struct wiphy wiphy __attribute__((__aligned__(NETDEV_ALIGN)));
diff --git a/net/wireless/debugfs.c b/net/wireless/debugfs.c
index 13d93d84f902..2e4895615037 100644
--- a/net/wireless/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/wireless/debugfs.c
@@ -104,11 +104,7 @@ static const struct file_operations ht40allow_map_ops = {
 };
 
 #define DEBUGFS_ADD(name)						\
-	rdev->debugfs.name = debugfs_create_file(#name, S_IRUGO, phyd,	\
-						  &rdev->wiphy, &name## _ops);
-#define DEBUGFS_DEL(name)						\
-	debugfs_remove(rdev->debugfs.name);				\
-	rdev->debugfs.name = NULL;
+	debugfs_create_file(#name, S_IRUGO, phyd, &rdev->wiphy, &name## _ops);
 
 void cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_add(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
 {
@@ -120,12 +116,3 @@ void cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_add(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(long_retry_limit);
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(ht40allow_map);
 }
-
-void cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_del(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
-{
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(rts_threshold);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(fragmentation_threshold);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(short_retry_limit);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(long_retry_limit);
-	DEBUGFS_DEL(ht40allow_map);
-}
diff --git a/net/wireless/debugfs.h b/net/wireless/debugfs.h
index 6419b6d6ce3e..74fdd3811427 100644
--- a/net/wireless/debugfs.h
+++ b/net/wireless/debugfs.h
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_DEBUGFS
 void cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_add(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev);
-void cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_del(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev);
 #else
 static inline
 void cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_add(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev) {}
-static inline
-void cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_del(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev) {}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __CFG80211_DEBUGFS_H */