diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/ld9040.c b/drivers/video/backlight/ld9040.c
index 26d5139..506a6c2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/ld9040.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/ld9040.c
@@ -716,7 +716,8 @@
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ld = lcd_device_register("ld9040", &spi->dev, lcd, &ld9040_lcd_ops);
+	ld = devm_lcd_device_register(&spi->dev, "ld9040", &spi->dev, lcd,
+					&ld9040_lcd_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(ld))
 		return PTR_ERR(ld);
 
@@ -726,12 +727,10 @@
 	props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
 	props.max_brightness = MAX_BRIGHTNESS;
 
-	bd = backlight_device_register("ld9040-bl", &spi->dev,
-		lcd, &ld9040_backlight_ops, &props);
-	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(bd);
-		goto out_unregister_lcd;
-	}
+	bd = devm_backlight_device_register(&spi->dev, "ld9040-bl", &spi->dev,
+					lcd, &ld9040_backlight_ops, &props);
+	if (IS_ERR(bd))
+		return PTR_ERR(bd);
 
 	bd->props.brightness = MAX_BRIGHTNESS;
 	lcd->bd = bd;
@@ -757,11 +756,6 @@
 
 	dev_info(&spi->dev, "ld9040 panel driver has been probed.\n");
 	return 0;
-
-out_unregister_lcd:
-	lcd_device_unregister(lcd->ld);
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ld9040_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
@@ -769,9 +763,6 @@
 	struct ld9040 *lcd = spi_get_drvdata(spi);
 
 	ld9040_power(lcd, FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN);
-	backlight_device_unregister(lcd->bd);
-	lcd_device_unregister(lcd->ld);
-
 	return 0;
 }