diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
index f65af61996bd..8b086299ba25 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,6 @@ static struct bus_type vio_bus_type = {
 	.match = vio_bus_match,
 	.probe = vio_bus_probe,
 	.remove = vio_bus_remove,
-	.pm = GENERIC_SUBSYS_PM_OPS,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/generic_ops.c b/drivers/base/power/generic_ops.c
index 5a5b154bc1e9..10bdd793f0bd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/generic_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/generic_ops.c
@@ -276,28 +276,3 @@ void pm_generic_complete(struct device *dev)
 	pm_runtime_idle(dev);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
-
-struct dev_pm_ops generic_subsys_pm_ops = {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
-	.prepare = pm_generic_prepare,
-	.suspend = pm_generic_suspend,
-	.suspend_noirq = pm_generic_suspend_noirq,
-	.resume = pm_generic_resume,
-	.resume_noirq = pm_generic_resume_noirq,
-	.freeze = pm_generic_freeze,
-	.freeze_noirq = pm_generic_freeze_noirq,
-	.thaw = pm_generic_thaw,
-	.thaw_noirq = pm_generic_thaw_noirq,
-	.poweroff = pm_generic_poweroff,
-	.poweroff_noirq = pm_generic_poweroff_noirq,
-	.restore = pm_generic_restore,
-	.restore_noirq = pm_generic_restore_noirq,
-	.complete = pm_generic_complete,
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME
-	.runtime_suspend = pm_generic_runtime_suspend,
-	.runtime_resume = pm_generic_runtime_resume,
-	.runtime_idle = pm_generic_runtime_idle,
-#endif
-};
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(generic_subsys_pm_ops);
diff --git a/include/linux/pm.h b/include/linux/pm.h
index 3f3ed83a9aa5..21e04dd72a84 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm.h
@@ -300,19 +300,6 @@ const struct dev_pm_ops name = { \
 	SET_RUNTIME_PM_OPS(suspend_fn, resume_fn, idle_fn) \
 }
 
-/*
- * Use this for subsystems (bus types, device types, device classes) that don't
- * need any special suspend/resume handling in addition to invoking the PM
- * callbacks provided by device drivers supporting both the system sleep PM and
- * runtime PM, make the pm member point to generic_subsys_pm_ops.
- */
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM
-extern struct dev_pm_ops generic_subsys_pm_ops;
-#define GENERIC_SUBSYS_PM_OPS	(&generic_subsys_pm_ops)
-#else
-#define GENERIC_SUBSYS_PM_OPS	NULL
-#endif
-
 /**
  * PM_EVENT_ messages
  *