diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 5ee5d3c..f099af0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -884,32 +884,13 @@
 static int bus_add_groups(struct bus_type *bus,
 			  const struct attribute_group **groups)
 {
-	int error = 0;
-	int i;
-
-	if (groups) {
-		for (i = 0; groups[i]; i++) {
-			error = sysfs_create_group(&bus->p->subsys.kobj,
-						   groups[i]);
-			if (error) {
-				while (--i >= 0)
-					sysfs_remove_group(&bus->p->subsys.kobj,
-							   groups[i]);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return error;
+	return sysfs_create_groups(&bus->p->subsys.kobj, groups);
 }
 
 static void bus_remove_groups(struct bus_type *bus,
 			      const struct attribute_group **groups)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	if (groups)
-		for (i = 0; groups[i]; i++)
-			sysfs_remove_group(&bus->p->subsys.kobj, groups[i]);
+	sysfs_remove_groups(&bus->p->subsys.kobj, groups);
 }
 
 static void klist_devices_get(struct klist_node *n)
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index af646af..d743dce 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -493,31 +493,13 @@
 
 int device_add_groups(struct device *dev, const struct attribute_group **groups)
 {
-	int error = 0;
-	int i;
-
-	if (groups) {
-		for (i = 0; groups[i]; i++) {
-			error = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, groups[i]);
-			if (error) {
-				while (--i >= 0)
-					sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj,
-							   groups[i]);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return error;
+	return sysfs_create_groups(&dev->kobj, groups);
 }
 
 void device_remove_groups(struct device *dev,
 			  const struct attribute_group **groups)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	if (groups)
-		for (i = 0; groups[i]; i++)
-			sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, groups[i]);
+	sysfs_remove_groups(&dev->kobj, groups);
 }
 
 static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/base/driver.c b/drivers/base/driver.c
index 89db726..c7efccb 100644
--- a/drivers/base/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/base/driver.c
@@ -126,31 +126,13 @@
 int driver_add_groups(struct device_driver *drv,
 		      const struct attribute_group **groups)
 {
-	int error = 0;
-	int i;
-
-	if (groups) {
-		for (i = 0; groups[i]; i++) {
-			error = sysfs_create_group(&drv->p->kobj, groups[i]);
-			if (error) {
-				while (--i >= 0)
-					sysfs_remove_group(&drv->p->kobj,
-							   groups[i]);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return error;
+	return sysfs_create_groups(&drv->p->kobj, groups);
 }
 
 void driver_remove_groups(struct device_driver *drv,
 			  const struct attribute_group **groups)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	if (groups)
-		for (i = 0; groups[i]; i++)
-			sysfs_remove_group(&drv->p->kobj, groups[i]);
+	sysfs_remove_groups(&drv->p->kobj, groups);
 }
 
 /**