diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
index f5cf1931c54e..66eef08833a4 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ void parent_remove_sysfs_files(struct mdev_parent *parent)
 		remove_mdev_supported_type(type);
 	}
 
-	sysfs_remove_groups(&parent->dev->kobj, parent->ops->dev_attr_groups);
 	kset_unregister(parent->mdev_types_kset);
 }
 
@@ -213,17 +212,10 @@ int parent_create_sysfs_files(struct mdev_parent *parent)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&parent->type_list);
 
-	ret = sysfs_create_groups(&parent->dev->kobj,
-				  parent->ops->dev_attr_groups);
-	if (ret)
-		goto create_err;
-
 	ret = add_mdev_supported_type_groups(parent);
 	if (ret)
-		sysfs_remove_groups(&parent->dev->kobj,
-				    parent->ops->dev_attr_groups);
-	else
-		return ret;
+		goto create_err;
+	return 0;
 
 create_err:
 	kset_unregister(parent->mdev_types_kset);
diff --git a/include/linux/mdev.h b/include/linux/mdev.h
index 192aed656116..69df1fa2cb6f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdev.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ struct device *mtype_get_parent_dev(struct mdev_type *mtype);
  *
  * @owner:		The module owner.
  * @device_driver:	Which device driver to probe() on newly created devices
- * @dev_attr_groups:	Attributes of the parent device.
  * @mdev_attr_groups:	Attributes of the mediated device.
  * @supported_type_groups: Attributes to define supported types. It is mandatory
  *			to provide supported types.
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ struct device *mtype_get_parent_dev(struct mdev_type *mtype);
 struct mdev_parent_ops {
 	struct module   *owner;
 	struct mdev_driver *device_driver;
-	const struct attribute_group **dev_attr_groups;
 	const struct attribute_group **mdev_attr_groups;
 	struct attribute_group **supported_type_groups;
 };
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
index a0e1a469bd47..4f227dc26785 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
@@ -1207,38 +1207,11 @@ static long mtty_ioctl(struct vfio_device *vdev, unsigned int cmd,
 	return -ENOTTY;
 }
 
-static ssize_t
-sample_mtty_dev_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-		     char *buf)
-{
-	return sprintf(buf, "This is phy device\n");
-}
-
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(sample_mtty_dev);
-
-static struct attribute *mtty_dev_attrs[] = {
-	&dev_attr_sample_mtty_dev.attr,
-	NULL,
-};
-
-static const struct attribute_group mtty_dev_group = {
-	.name  = "mtty_dev",
-	.attrs = mtty_dev_attrs,
-};
-
-static const struct attribute_group *mtty_dev_groups[] = {
-	&mtty_dev_group,
-	NULL,
-};
-
 static ssize_t
 sample_mdev_dev_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		     char *buf)
 {
-	if (mdev_from_dev(dev))
-		return sprintf(buf, "This is MDEV %s\n", dev_name(dev));
-
-	return sprintf(buf, "\n");
+	return sprintf(buf, "This is MDEV %s\n", dev_name(dev));
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(sample_mdev_dev);
@@ -1333,7 +1306,6 @@ static struct mdev_driver mtty_driver = {
 static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
 	.owner                  = THIS_MODULE,
 	.device_driver		= &mtty_driver,
-	.dev_attr_groups        = mtty_dev_groups,
 	.supported_type_groups  = mdev_type_groups,
 };