diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
index b3025a7..c6f0101 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@
 	dev->gtf_cache = NULL;
 }
 
-static acpi_handle ap_acpi_handle(struct ata_port *ap)
+/**
+ * ata_ap_acpi_handle - provide the acpi_handle for an ata_port
+ * @ap: the acpi_handle returned will correspond to this port
+ *
+ * Returns the acpi_handle for the ACPI namespace object corresponding to
+ * the ata_port passed into the function, or NULL if no such object exists
+ */
+acpi_handle ata_ap_acpi_handle(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA)
 		return NULL;
@@ -64,8 +71,16 @@
 		return acpi_get_child(DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(ap->host->dev),
 				ap->port_no);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ata_ap_acpi_handle);
 
-static acpi_handle dev_acpi_handle(struct ata_device *dev)
+/**
+ * ata_dev_acpi_handle - provide the acpi_handle for an ata_device
+ * @dev: the acpi_device returned will correspond to this port
+ *
+ * Returns the acpi_handle for the ACPI namespace object corresponding to
+ * the ata_device passed into the function, or NULL if no such object exists
+ */
+acpi_handle ata_dev_acpi_handle(struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	acpi_integer adr;
 	struct ata_port *ap = dev->link->ap;
@@ -77,66 +92,9 @@
 			adr = SATA_ADR(ap->port_no, dev->link->pmp);
 		return acpi_get_child(DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(ap->host->dev), adr);
 	} else
-		return acpi_get_child(ap_acpi_handle(ap), dev->devno);
+		return acpi_get_child(ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap), dev->devno);
 }
-
-/**
- * ata_acpi_associate_sata_port - associate SATA port with ACPI objects
- * @ap: target SATA port
- *
- * Look up ACPI objects associated with @ap and initialize acpi_handle
- * fields of @ap, the port and devices accordingly.
- *
- * LOCKING:
- * EH context.
- *
- * RETURNS:
- * 0 on success, -errno on failure.
- */
-void ata_acpi_associate_sata_port(struct ata_port *ap)
-{
-	WARN_ON(!(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA));
-
-	if (!sata_pmp_attached(ap)) {
-		u64 adr = SATA_ADR(ap->port_no, NO_PORT_MULT);
-
-		ap->link.device->acpi_handle =
-			acpi_get_child(ap->host->acpi_handle, adr);
-	} else {
-		struct ata_link *link;
-
-		ap->link.device->acpi_handle = NULL;
-
-		ata_for_each_link(link, ap, EDGE) {
-			u64 adr = SATA_ADR(ap->port_no, link->pmp);
-
-			link->device->acpi_handle =
-				acpi_get_child(ap->host->acpi_handle, adr);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-static void ata_acpi_associate_ide_port(struct ata_port *ap)
-{
-	int max_devices, i;
-
-	ap->acpi_handle = acpi_get_child(ap->host->acpi_handle, ap->port_no);
-	if (!ap->acpi_handle)
-		return;
-
-	max_devices = 1;
-	if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS)
-		max_devices++;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < max_devices; i++) {
-		struct ata_device *dev = &ap->link.device[i];
-
-		dev->acpi_handle = acpi_get_child(ap->acpi_handle, i);
-	}
-
-	if (ata_acpi_gtm(ap, &ap->__acpi_init_gtm) == 0)
-		ap->pflags |= ATA_PFLAG_INIT_GTM_VALID;
-}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ata_dev_acpi_handle);
 
 /* @ap and @dev are the same as ata_acpi_handle_hotplug() */
 static void ata_acpi_detach_device(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev)
@@ -262,56 +220,6 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * ata_acpi_associate - associate ATA host with ACPI objects
- * @host: target ATA host
- *
- * Look up ACPI objects associated with @host and initialize
- * acpi_handle fields of @host, its ports and devices accordingly.
- *
- * LOCKING:
- * EH context.
- *
- * RETURNS:
- * 0 on success, -errno on failure.
- */
-void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host)
-{
-	int i, j;
-
-	if (!is_pci_dev(host->dev) || libata_noacpi)
-		return;
-
-	host->acpi_handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(host->dev);
-	if (!host->acpi_handle)
-		return;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
-		struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i];
-
-		if (host->ports[0]->flags & ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA)
-			ata_acpi_associate_sata_port(ap);
-		else
-			ata_acpi_associate_ide_port(ap);
-
-		if (ap->acpi_handle) {
-			/* we might be on a docking station */
-			register_hotplug_dock_device(ap->acpi_handle,
-					     &ata_acpi_ap_dock_ops, ap);
-		}
-
-		for (j = 0; j < ata_link_max_devices(&ap->link); j++) {
-			struct ata_device *dev = &ap->link.device[j];
-
-			if (dev->acpi_handle) {
-				/* we might be on a docking station */
-				register_hotplug_dock_device(dev->acpi_handle,
-					     &ata_acpi_dev_dock_ops, dev);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/**
  * ata_acpi_dissociate - dissociate ATA host from ACPI objects
  * @host: target ATA host
  *
@@ -332,7 +240,7 @@
 		struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i];
 		const struct ata_acpi_gtm *gtm = ata_acpi_init_gtm(ap);
 
-		if (ap->acpi_handle && gtm)
+		if (ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap) && gtm)
 			ata_acpi_stm(ap, gtm);
 	}
 }
@@ -357,7 +265,8 @@
 	acpi_status status;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	status = acpi_evaluate_object(ap->acpi_handle, "_GTM", NULL, &output);
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object(ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap), "_GTM", NULL,
+				      &output);
 
 	rc = -ENOENT;
 	if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND)
@@ -427,7 +336,8 @@
 	input.count = 3;
 	input.pointer = in_params;
 
-	status = acpi_evaluate_object(ap->acpi_handle, "_STM", &input, NULL);
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object(ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap), "_STM", &input,
+				      NULL);
 
 	if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND)
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -484,7 +394,8 @@
 			    __func__, ap->port_no);
 
 	/* _GTF has no input parameters */
-	status = acpi_evaluate_object(dev->acpi_handle, "_GTF", NULL, &output);
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object(ata_dev_acpi_handle(dev), "_GTF", NULL,
+				      &output);
 	out_obj = dev->gtf_cache = output.pointer;
 
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -850,7 +761,8 @@
 
 	/* It's OK for _SDD to be missing too. */
 	swap_buf_le16(dev->id, ATA_ID_WORDS);
-	status = acpi_evaluate_object(dev->acpi_handle, "_SDD", &input, NULL);
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object(ata_dev_acpi_handle(dev), "_SDD", &input,
+				      NULL);
 	swap_buf_le16(dev->id, ATA_ID_WORDS);
 
 	if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND)
@@ -900,7 +812,7 @@
 	const struct ata_acpi_gtm *gtm = ata_acpi_init_gtm(ap);
 	struct ata_device *dev;
 
-	if (ap->acpi_handle && gtm) {
+	if (ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap) && gtm) {
 		/* _GTM valid */
 
 		/* restore timing parameters */
@@ -941,22 +853,22 @@
 {
 	struct ata_device *dev;
 
-	if (!ap->acpi_handle || (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA))
+	if (!ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap) || (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA))
 		return;
 
 	/* channel first and then drives for power on and vica versa
 	   for power off */
 	if (state.event == PM_EVENT_ON)
-		acpi_bus_set_power(ap->acpi_handle, ACPI_STATE_D0);
+		acpi_bus_set_power(ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap), ACPI_STATE_D0);
 
 	ata_for_each_dev(dev, &ap->link, ENABLED) {
-		if (dev->acpi_handle)
-			acpi_bus_set_power(dev->acpi_handle,
+		if (ata_dev_acpi_handle(dev))
+			acpi_bus_set_power(ata_dev_acpi_handle(dev),
 				state.event == PM_EVENT_ON ?
 					ACPI_STATE_D0 : ACPI_STATE_D3);
 	}
 	if (state.event != PM_EVENT_ON)
-		acpi_bus_set_power(ap->acpi_handle, ACPI_STATE_D3);
+		acpi_bus_set_power(ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap), ACPI_STATE_D3);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -981,7 +893,7 @@
 	int nr_executed = 0;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (!dev->acpi_handle)
+	if (!ata_dev_acpi_handle(dev))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* do we need to do _GTF? */
@@ -1027,7 +939,6 @@
 	}
 
 	ata_dev_warn(dev, "ACPI: failed the second time, disabled\n");
-	dev->acpi_handle = NULL;
 
 	/* We can safely continue if no _GTF command has been executed
 	 * and port is not frozen.
@@ -1093,7 +1004,7 @@
 	else
 		ata_dev = &ap->link.device[sdev->id];
 
-	*handle = dev_acpi_handle(ata_dev);
+	*handle = ata_dev_acpi_handle(ata_dev);
 
 	if (!*handle)
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index bd33b4a..7705191 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -6049,9 +6049,6 @@
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_tadd;
 
-	/* associate with ACPI nodes */
-	ata_acpi_associate(host);
-
 	/* set cable, sata_spd_limit and report */
 	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
 		struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i];
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c b/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
index 21b80c5..61c59ee 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
@@ -529,8 +529,6 @@
 	ata_for_each_link(tlink, ap, EDGE)
 		sata_link_init_spd(tlink);
 
-	ata_acpi_associate_sata_port(ap);
-
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
@@ -570,8 +568,6 @@
 	ap->nr_pmp_links = 0;
 	link->pmp = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
-
-	ata_acpi_associate_sata_port(ap);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index 7f48b60..b0d5294 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@
 /* libata-acpi.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATA_ACPI
 extern unsigned int ata_acpi_gtf_filter;
-
-extern void ata_acpi_associate_sata_port(struct ata_port *ap);
-extern void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host);
 extern void ata_acpi_dissociate(struct ata_host *host);
 extern int ata_acpi_on_suspend(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_acpi_on_resume(struct ata_port *ap);
@@ -124,8 +121,6 @@
 extern int ata_acpi_register(void);
 extern void ata_acpi_unregister(void);
 #else
-static inline void ata_acpi_associate_sata_port(struct ata_port *ap) { }
-static inline void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host) { }
 static inline void ata_acpi_dissociate(struct ata_host *host) { }
 static inline int ata_acpi_on_suspend(struct ata_port *ap) { return 0; }
 static inline void ata_acpi_on_resume(struct ata_port *ap) { }
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_acpi.c b/drivers/ata/pata_acpi.c
index 54145ed..b63ca3b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_acpi.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
 	struct pata_acpi *acpi = ap->private_data;
-	if (ap->acpi_handle == NULL || ata_acpi_gtm(ap, &acpi->gtm) < 0)
+	if (ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap) == NULL || ata_acpi_gtm(ap, &acpi->gtm) < 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return ata_sff_prereset(link, deadline);
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(ap->host->dev);
 	struct pata_acpi *acpi;
 
-	if (ap->acpi_handle == NULL)
+	if (ata_ap_acpi_handle(ap) == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	acpi = ap->private_data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct pata_acpi), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 6e887c7..888feef 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -545,9 +545,6 @@
 	struct mutex		eh_mutex;
 	struct task_struct	*eh_owner;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ATA_ACPI
-	acpi_handle		acpi_handle;
-#endif
 	struct ata_port		*simplex_claimed;	/* channel owning the DMA */
 	struct ata_port		*ports[0];
 };
@@ -615,7 +612,6 @@
 	struct scsi_device	*sdev;		/* attached SCSI device */
 	void			*private_data;
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATA_ACPI
-	acpi_handle		acpi_handle;
 	union acpi_object	*gtf_cache;
 	unsigned int		gtf_filter;
 #endif
@@ -797,7 +793,6 @@
 	void			*private_data;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATA_ACPI
-	acpi_handle		acpi_handle;
 	struct ata_acpi_gtm	__acpi_init_gtm; /* use ata_acpi_init_gtm() */
 #endif
 	/* owned by EH */
@@ -1114,6 +1109,8 @@
 int ata_acpi_gtm(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_acpi_gtm *stm);
 unsigned long ata_acpi_gtm_xfermask(struct ata_device *dev,
 				    const struct ata_acpi_gtm *gtm);
+acpi_handle ata_ap_acpi_handle(struct ata_port *ap);
+acpi_handle ata_dev_acpi_handle(struct ata_device *dev);
 int ata_acpi_cbl_80wire(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_acpi_gtm *gtm);
 #else
 static inline const struct ata_acpi_gtm *ata_acpi_init_gtm(struct ata_port *ap)