diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cafe_ccic.c b/drivers/media/video/cafe_ccic.c
index 7bc3667..ffbf8af 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cafe_ccic.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cafe_ccic.c
@@ -1992,6 +1992,7 @@ static int cafe_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct cafe_camera *cam;
+	struct i2c_board_info info;
 	struct ov7670_config sensor_cfg = {
 		/* This controller only does SMBUS */
 		.use_smbus = true,
@@ -2065,9 +2066,14 @@ static int cafe_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		sensor_cfg.clock_speed = 45;
 
 	cam->sensor_addr = 0x42;
-	cam->sensor = v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_cfg(&cam->v4l2_dev, &cam->i2c_adapter,
-			"ov7670", "ov7670", 0, &sensor_cfg, cam->sensor_addr,
-			NULL);
+
+	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
+	strlcpy(info.type, "ov7670", sizeof(info.type));
+	info.addr = cam->sensor_addr;
+	info.platform_data = &sensor_cfg;
+
+	cam->sensor = v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_board(&cam->v4l2_dev,
+			&cam->i2c_adapter, info.type, &info, NULL);
 	if (cam->sensor == NULL) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_smbus;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c
index 9e8039a..9ec46d3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c
@@ -270,11 +270,17 @@ int ivtv_i2c_register(struct ivtv *itv, unsigned idx)
 				adap, NULL, type, 0, I2C_ADDRS(hw_addrs[idx]));
 	} else if (hw == IVTV_HW_CX25840) {
 		struct cx25840_platform_data pdata;
+		struct i2c_board_info info;
 
 		pdata.pvr150_workaround = itv->pvr150_workaround;
-		sd = v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_cfg(&itv->v4l2_dev,
-				adap, NULL, type, 0, &pdata, hw_addrs[idx],
-				NULL);
+
+		memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
+		strlcpy(info.type, type, sizeof(info.type));
+		info.addr = hw_addrs[idx];
+		info.platform_data = &pdata;
+
+		sd = v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_board(&itv->v4l2_dev, adap, NULL,
+					       &info, NULL);
 	} else {
 		sd = v4l2_i2c_new_subdev(&itv->v4l2_dev,
 				adap, NULL, type, hw_addrs[idx], NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
index 9294282..04ff164 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
@@ -431,10 +431,9 @@ error:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_board);
 
-struct v4l2_subdev *v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_cfg(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev,
+struct v4l2_subdev *v4l2_i2c_new_subdev(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev,
 		struct i2c_adapter *adapter,
 		const char *module_name, const char *client_type,
-		int irq, void *platform_data,
 		u8 addr, const unsigned short *probe_addrs)
 {
 	struct i2c_board_info info;
@@ -444,13 +443,11 @@ struct v4l2_subdev *v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_cfg(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev,
 	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
 	strlcpy(info.type, client_type, sizeof(info.type));
 	info.addr = addr;
-	info.irq = irq;
-	info.platform_data = platform_data;
 
 	return v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_board(v4l2_dev, adapter, module_name,
 			&info, probe_addrs);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_cfg);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_i2c_new_subdev);
 
 /* Return i2c client address of v4l2_subdev. */
 unsigned short v4l2_i2c_subdev_addr(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-common.h b/include/media/v4l2-common.h
index 41dd480..98e0e35 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-common.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-common.h
@@ -139,24 +139,11 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_ops;
 /* Load an i2c module and return an initialized v4l2_subdev struct.
    Only call request_module if module_name != NULL.
    The client_type argument is the name of the chip that's on the adapter. */
-struct v4l2_subdev *v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_cfg(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev,
+struct v4l2_subdev *v4l2_i2c_new_subdev(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev,
 		struct i2c_adapter *adapter,
 		const char *module_name, const char *client_type,
-		int irq, void *platform_data,
 		u8 addr, const unsigned short *probe_addrs);
 
-/* Load an i2c module and return an initialized v4l2_subdev struct.
-   Only call request_module if module_name != NULL.
-   The client_type argument is the name of the chip that's on the adapter. */
-static inline struct v4l2_subdev *v4l2_i2c_new_subdev(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev,
-		struct i2c_adapter *adapter,
-		const char *module_name, const char *client_type,
-		u8 addr, const unsigned short *probe_addrs)
-{
-	return v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_cfg(v4l2_dev, adapter, module_name,
-				client_type, 0, NULL, addr, probe_addrs);
-}
-
 struct i2c_board_info;
 
 struct v4l2_subdev *v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_board(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev,
