diff --git a/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c b/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
index cdd6f256da59..7f030d79a438 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
@@ -481,8 +481,7 @@ static bool wakeup_source_not_registered(struct wakeup_source *ws)
 	 * Use timer struct to check if the given source is initialized
 	 * by wakeup_source_add.
 	 */
-	return ws->timer.function != pm_wakeup_timer_fn ||
-		   ws->timer.data != (unsigned long)ws;
+	return ws->timer.function != pm_wakeup_timer_fn;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
index b2ed4b9cda6e..efd93521d7e4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
@@ -5565,9 +5565,8 @@ static int init_rcverr(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 
 static void free_rcverr(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 {
-	if (dd->rcverr_timer.data)
+	if (dd->rcverr_timer.function)
 		del_timer_sync(&dd->rcverr_timer);
-	dd->rcverr_timer.data = 0;
 }
 
 static void handle_rxe_err(struct hfi1_devdata *dd, u32 unused, u64 reg)
@@ -12067,9 +12066,8 @@ static void free_cntrs(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 	struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd;
 	int i;
 
-	if (dd->synth_stats_timer.data)
+	if (dd->synth_stats_timer.function)
 		del_timer_sync(&dd->synth_stats_timer);
-	dd->synth_stats_timer.data = 0;
 	ppd = (struct hfi1_pportdata *)(dd + 1);
 	for (i = 0; i < dd->num_pports; i++, ppd++) {
 		kfree(ppd->cntrs);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
index fba77001c3a7..e7042e8b5e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ static void stop_timers(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 
 	for (pidx = 0; pidx < dd->num_pports; ++pidx) {
 		ppd = dd->pport + pidx;
-		if (ppd->led_override_timer.data) {
+		if (ppd->led_override_timer.function) {
 			del_timer_sync(&ppd->led_override_timer);
 			atomic_set(&ppd->led_override_timer_active, 0);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7220.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7220.c
index 51a9266eea78..6fd83b91a1db 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7220.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7220.c
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ static void qib_7220_quiet_serdes(struct qib_pportdata *ppd)
 		       dd->control | QLOGIC_IB_C_FREEZEMODE);
 
 	ppd->cpspec->chase_end = 0;
-	if (ppd->cpspec->chase_timer.data) /* if initted */
+	if (ppd->cpspec->chase_timer.function) /* if initted */
 		del_timer_sync(&ppd->cpspec->chase_timer);
 
 	if (ppd->cpspec->ibsymdelta || ppd->cpspec->iblnkerrdelta ||
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c
index 14cadf6d6214..1ac7afe32897 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ static void qib_7322_mini_quiet_serdes(struct qib_pportdata *ppd)
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ppd->cpspec->ipg_work);
 
 	ppd->cpspec->chase_end = 0;
-	if (ppd->cpspec->chase_timer.data) /* if initted */
+	if (ppd->cpspec->chase_timer.function) /* if initted */
 		del_timer_sync(&ppd->cpspec->chase_timer);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_init.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_init.c
index c5a4c65636d6..1e72522d5691 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_init.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_init.c
@@ -815,23 +815,19 @@ static void qib_stop_timers(struct qib_devdata *dd)
 	struct qib_pportdata *ppd;
 	int pidx;
 
-	if (dd->stats_timer.data) {
+	if (dd->stats_timer.function)
 		del_timer_sync(&dd->stats_timer);
-		dd->stats_timer.data = 0;
-	}
-	if (dd->intrchk_timer.data) {
+	if (dd->intrchk_timer.function)
 		del_timer_sync(&dd->intrchk_timer);
-		dd->intrchk_timer.data = 0;
-	}
 	for (pidx = 0; pidx < dd->num_pports; ++pidx) {
 		ppd = dd->pport + pidx;
-		if (ppd->hol_timer.data)
+		if (ppd->hol_timer.function)
 			del_timer_sync(&ppd->hol_timer);
-		if (ppd->led_override_timer.data) {
+		if (ppd->led_override_timer.function) {
 			del_timer_sync(&ppd->led_override_timer);
 			atomic_set(&ppd->led_override_timer_active, 0);
 		}
-		if (ppd->symerr_clear_timer.data)
+		if (ppd->symerr_clear_timer.function)
 			del_timer_sync(&ppd->symerr_clear_timer);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
index f3d451136248..b72185360d34 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@ void qib_notify_free_mad_agent(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi, int port_idx)
 	struct qib_devdata *dd = container_of(ibdev,
 					      struct qib_devdata, verbs_dev);
 
-	if (dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.timer.data)
+	if (dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.timer.function)
 		del_timer_sync(&dd->pport[port_idx].cong_stats.timer);
 
 	if (dd->pport[port_idx].ibport_data.smi_ah)
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index d268fdc23c64..15153886253b 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void input_start_autorepeat(struct input_dev *dev, int code)
 {
 	if (test_bit(EV_REP, dev->evbit) &&
 	    dev->rep[REP_PERIOD] && dev->rep[REP_DELAY] &&
-	    dev->timer.data) {
+	    dev->timer.function) {
 		dev->repeat_key = code;
 		mod_timer(&dev->timer,
 			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(dev->rep[REP_DELAY]));
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ struct input_dev *input_allocate_device(void)
 		device_initialize(&dev->dev);
 		mutex_init(&dev->mutex);
 		spin_lock_init(&dev->event_lock);
-		init_timer(&dev->timer);
+		setup_timer(&dev->timer, NULL, (unsigned long)dev);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->h_list);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->node);
 
@@ -2053,7 +2053,6 @@ static void devm_input_device_unregister(struct device *dev, void *res)
  */
 void input_enable_softrepeat(struct input_dev *dev, int delay, int period)
 {
-	dev->timer.data = (unsigned long) dev;
 	dev->timer.function = input_repeat_key;
 	dev->rep[REP_DELAY] = delay;
 	dev->rep[REP_PERIOD] = period;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 6498da8806cb..74d550704013 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -11777,7 +11777,7 @@ static void i40e_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	/* no more scheduling of any task */
 	set_bit(__I40E_SUSPENDED, pf->state);
 	set_bit(__I40E_DOWN, pf->state);
-	if (pf->service_timer.data)
+	if (pf->service_timer.function)
 		del_timer_sync(&pf->service_timer);
 	if (pf->service_task.func)
 		cancel_work_sync(&pf->service_task);
