diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c b/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
index 3a777d0073b72..a11821df83b56 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
@@ -396,21 +396,10 @@ static int child_unregister(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	if (dev->class)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (is_nvdimm(dev)) {
-		struct nvdimm *nvdimm = to_nvdimm(dev);
-		bool dev_put = false;
-
-		/* We are shutting down. Make state frozen artificially. */
-		nvdimm_bus_lock(dev);
-		set_bit(NVDIMM_SECURITY_FROZEN, &nvdimm->sec.flags);
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(NDD_WORK_PENDING, &nvdimm->flags))
-			dev_put = true;
-		nvdimm_bus_unlock(dev);
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&nvdimm->dwork);
-		if (dev_put)
-			put_device(dev);
-	}
-	nd_device_unregister(dev, ND_SYNC);
+	if (is_nvdimm(dev))
+		nvdimm_delete(to_nvdimm(dev));
+	else
+		nd_device_unregister(dev, ND_SYNC);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
index 9d208570d059a..dc7449a400037 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
@@ -642,6 +642,24 @@ struct nvdimm *__nvdimm_create(struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__nvdimm_create);
 
+void nvdimm_delete(struct nvdimm *nvdimm)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &nvdimm->dev;
+	bool dev_put = false;
+
+	/* We are shutting down. Make state frozen artificially. */
+	nvdimm_bus_lock(dev);
+	set_bit(NVDIMM_SECURITY_FROZEN, &nvdimm->sec.flags);
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(NDD_WORK_PENDING, &nvdimm->flags))
+		dev_put = true;
+	nvdimm_bus_unlock(dev);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&nvdimm->dwork);
+	if (dev_put)
+		put_device(dev);
+	nd_device_unregister(dev, ND_SYNC);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvdimm_delete);
+
 static void shutdown_security_notify(void *data)
 {
 	struct nvdimm *nvdimm = data;
diff --git a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
index 89b69e645ac74..7074aa9af525c 100644
--- a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
+++ b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ static inline struct nvdimm *nvdimm_create(struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus,
 	return __nvdimm_create(nvdimm_bus, provider_data, groups, flags,
 			cmd_mask, num_flush, flush_wpq, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
+void nvdimm_delete(struct nvdimm *nvdimm);
 
 const struct nd_cmd_desc *nd_cmd_dimm_desc(int cmd);
 const struct nd_cmd_desc *nd_cmd_bus_desc(int cmd);