void acpi_bus_hot_remove_device(void *context)
 {
        struct acpi_eject_event *ej_event = (struct acpi_eject_event *) context;
-       struct acpi_device *device;
-       acpi_handle handle = ej_event->handle;
+       struct acpi_device *device = ej_event->device;
+       acpi_handle handle = device->handle;
        acpi_handle temp;
        struct acpi_object_list arg_list;
        union acpi_object arg;
        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
        u32 ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_NON_SPECIFIC_FAILURE; /* default */
 
-       if (acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device))
-               goto err_out;
-
-       if (!device)
-               goto err_out;
-
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
                "Hot-removing device %s...\n", dev_name(&device->dev)));
 
                goto err;
        }
 
-       ej_event->handle = acpi_device->handle;
+       ej_event->device = acpi_device;
        if (acpi_device->flags.eject_pending) {
                /* event originated from ACPI eject notification */
                ej_event->event = ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST;
        } else {
                /* event originated from user */
                ej_event->event = ACPI_OST_EC_OSPM_EJECT;
-               (void) acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(ej_event->handle,
+               (void) acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(acpi_device->handle,
                        ej_event->event, ACPI_OST_SC_EJECT_IN_PROGRESS, NULL);
        }