{
        DBG("Entered %s\n", __func__);
 
+       i2c = client;
+
        lm4857_write_regs();
        return 0;
 }
 {
        DBG("Entered %s\n", __func__);
 
+       i2c = NULL;
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 };
 
 static struct platform_device *neo1973_snd_device;
-static struct i2c_client *lm4857_client;
-
-static int __init neo1973_add_lm4857_device(struct platform_device *pdev,
-                                           int i2c_bus,
-                                           unsigned short i2c_address)
-{
-       struct i2c_board_info info;
-       struct i2c_adapter *adapter;
-       struct i2c_client *client;
-       int ret;
-
-       ret = i2c_add_driver(&lm4857_i2c_driver);
-       if (ret != 0) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't add lm4857 driver\n");
-               return ret;
-       }
-
-       memset(&info, 0, sizeof(struct i2c_board_info));
-       info.addr = i2c_address;
-       strlcpy(info.type, "neo1973_lm4857", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-
-       adapter = i2c_get_adapter(i2c_bus);
-       if (!adapter) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't get i2c adapter %d\n", i2c_bus);
-               goto err_driver;
-       }
-
-       client = i2c_new_device(adapter, &info);
-       i2c_put_adapter(adapter);
-       if (!client) {
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't add lm4857 device at 0x%x\n",
-                       (unsigned int)info.addr);
-               goto err_driver;
-       }
-
-       lm4857_client = client;
-       return 0;
-
-err_driver:
-       i2c_del_driver(&lm4857_i2c_driver);
-       return -ENODEV;
-}
 
 static int __init neo1973_init(void)
 {
                return ret;
        }
 
-       ret = neo1973_add_lm4857_device(neo1973_snd_device,
-                                       0, 0x7C);
+       ret = i2c_add_driver(&lm4857_i2c_driver);
+
        if (ret != 0)
                platform_device_unregister(neo1973_snd_device);
 
 {
        DBG("Entered %s\n", __func__);
 
-       i2c_unregister_device(lm4857_client);
        i2c_del_driver(&lm4857_i2c_driver);
        platform_device_unregister(neo1973_snd_device);
 }