#define LP5521_EXT_CLK_USED            0x08
 
 struct lp5521_engine {
-       const struct attribute_group *attributes;
        int             id;
        u8              mode;
        u8              prog_page;
                    curr);
 }
 
-static void lp5521_init_engine(struct lp5521_chip *chip,
-                       const struct attribute_group *attr_group)
+static void lp5521_init_engine(struct lp5521_chip *chip)
 {
        int i;
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(chip->engines); i++) {
                chip->engines[i].id = i + 1;
                chip->engines[i].engine_mask = LP5521_ENG_MASK_BASE >> (i * 2);
                chip->engines[i].prog_page = i;
-               chip->engines[i].attributes = &attr_group[i];
        }
 }
 
-static int lp5521_configure(struct i2c_client *client,
-                       const struct attribute_group *attr_group)
+static int lp5521_configure(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
        struct lp5521_chip *chip = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
        int ret;
 
-       lp5521_init_engine(chip, attr_group);
+       lp5521_init_engine(chip);
 
        /* Set all PWMs to direct control mode */
        ret = lp5521_write(client, LP5521_REG_OP_MODE, 0x3F);
 /* Set engine mode and create appropriate sysfs attributes, if required. */
 static int lp5521_set_mode(struct lp5521_engine *engine, u8 mode)
 {
-       struct lp5521_chip *chip = engine_to_lp5521(engine);
-       struct i2c_client *client = chip->client;
-       struct device *dev = &client->dev;
        int ret = 0;
 
        /* if in that mode already do nothing, except for run */
        } else if (mode == LP5521_CMD_LOAD) {
                lp5521_set_engine_mode(engine, LP5521_CMD_DISABLED);
                lp5521_set_engine_mode(engine, LP5521_CMD_LOAD);
-
-               ret = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, engine->attributes);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
        } else if (mode == LP5521_CMD_DISABLED) {
                lp5521_set_engine_mode(engine, LP5521_CMD_DISABLED);
        }
 
-       /* remove load attribute from sysfs if not in load mode */
-       if (engine->mode == LP5521_CMD_LOAD && mode != LP5521_CMD_LOAD)
-               sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, engine->attributes);
-
        engine->mode = mode;
 
        return ret;
                goto fail;
 
        mutex_lock(&chip->lock);
-       ret = lp5521_load_program(engine, pattern);
+       if (engine->mode == LP5521_CMD_LOAD)
+               ret = lp5521_load_program(engine, pattern);
+       else
+               ret = -EINVAL;
        mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
 
        if (ret) {
        &dev_attr_engine2_mode.attr,
        &dev_attr_engine3_mode.attr,
        &dev_attr_selftest.attr,
-       NULL
-};
-
-static struct attribute *lp5521_engine1_attributes[] = {
        &dev_attr_engine1_load.attr,
-       NULL
-};
-
-static struct attribute *lp5521_engine2_attributes[] = {
        &dev_attr_engine2_load.attr,
-       NULL
-};
-
-static struct attribute *lp5521_engine3_attributes[] = {
        &dev_attr_engine3_load.attr,
        NULL
 };
        .attrs = lp5521_attributes,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group lp5521_engine_group[] = {
-       {.attrs = lp5521_engine1_attributes },
-       {.attrs = lp5521_engine2_attributes },
-       {.attrs = lp5521_engine3_attributes },
-};
-
 static int lp5521_register_sysfs(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
        struct device *dev = &client->dev;
 
        sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &lp5521_group);
 
-       for (i = 0; i <  ARRAY_SIZE(chip->engines); i++) {
-               if (chip->engines[i].mode == LP5521_CMD_LOAD)
-                       sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj,
-                                       chip->engines[i].attributes);
-       }
-
        for (i = 0; i < chip->num_leds; i++)
                sysfs_remove_group(&chip->leds[i].cdev.dev->kobj,
                                &lp5521_led_attribute_group);
 
        dev_info(&client->dev, "%s programmable led chip found\n", id->name);
 
-       ret = lp5521_configure(client, lp5521_engine_group);
+       ret = lp5521_configure(client);
        if (ret < 0) {
                dev_err(&client->dev, "error configuring chip\n");
                goto fail2;