diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index b633ea40430e..52d07784c1f5 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -2842,6 +2842,14 @@ const struct attribute_group nvme_ns_id_attr_group = {
 	.is_visible	= nvme_ns_id_attrs_are_visible,
 };
 
+const struct attribute_group *nvme_ns_id_attr_groups[] = {
+	&nvme_ns_id_attr_group,
+#ifdef CONFIG_NVM
+	&nvme_nvm_attr_group,
+#endif
+	NULL,
+};
+
 #define nvme_show_str_function(field)						\
 static ssize_t  field##_show(struct device *dev,				\
 			    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)		\
@@ -3211,14 +3219,8 @@ static void nvme_alloc_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, unsigned nsid)
 
 	nvme_get_ctrl(ctrl);
 
+	disk_to_dev(ns->disk)->groups = nvme_ns_id_attr_groups;
 	device_add_disk(ctrl->device, ns->disk);
-	if (sysfs_create_group(&disk_to_dev(ns->disk)->kobj,
-					&nvme_ns_id_attr_group))
-		pr_warn("%s: failed to create sysfs group for identification\n",
-			ns->disk->disk_name);
-	if (ns->ndev && nvme_nvm_register_sysfs(ns))
-		pr_warn("%s: failed to register lightnvm sysfs group for identification\n",
-			ns->disk->disk_name);
 
 	nvme_mpath_add_disk(ns, id);
 	nvme_fault_inject_init(ns);
@@ -3252,10 +3254,6 @@ static void nvme_ns_remove(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 	synchronize_srcu(&ns->head->srcu); /* wait for concurrent submissions */
 
 	if (ns->disk && ns->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) {
-		sysfs_remove_group(&disk_to_dev(ns->disk)->kobj,
-					&nvme_ns_id_attr_group);
-		if (ns->ndev)
-			nvme_nvm_unregister_sysfs(ns);
 		del_gendisk(ns->disk);
 		blk_cleanup_queue(ns->queue);
 		if (blk_get_integrity(ns->disk))
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c b/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
index a69553e75f38..d10257b9c523 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
@@ -1193,10 +1193,29 @@ static NVM_DEV_ATTR_12_RO(multiplane_modes);
 static NVM_DEV_ATTR_12_RO(media_capabilities);
 static NVM_DEV_ATTR_12_RO(max_phys_secs);
 
-static struct attribute *nvm_dev_attrs_12[] = {
+/* 2.0 values */
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(groups);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(punits);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(chunks);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(clba);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(ws_min);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(ws_opt);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(maxoc);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(maxocpu);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(mw_cunits);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(write_typ);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(write_max);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(reset_typ);
+static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(reset_max);
+
+static struct attribute *nvm_dev_attrs[] = {
+	/* version agnostic attrs */
 	&dev_attr_version.attr,
 	&dev_attr_capabilities.attr,
+	&dev_attr_read_typ.attr,
+	&dev_attr_read_max.attr,
 
+	/* 1.2 attrs */
 	&dev_attr_vendor_opcode.attr,
 	&dev_attr_device_mode.attr,
 	&dev_attr_media_manager.attr,
@@ -1211,8 +1230,6 @@ static struct attribute *nvm_dev_attrs_12[] = {
 	&dev_attr_page_size.attr,
 	&dev_attr_hw_sector_size.attr,
 	&dev_attr_oob_sector_size.attr,
-	&dev_attr_read_typ.attr,
-	&dev_attr_read_max.attr,
 	&dev_attr_prog_typ.attr,
 	&dev_attr_prog_max.attr,
 	&dev_attr_erase_typ.attr,
@@ -1221,33 +1238,7 @@ static struct attribute *nvm_dev_attrs_12[] = {
 	&dev_attr_media_capabilities.attr,
 	&dev_attr_max_phys_secs.attr,
 
-	NULL,
-};
-
-static const struct attribute_group nvm_dev_attr_group_12 = {
-	.name		= "lightnvm",
-	.attrs		= nvm_dev_attrs_12,
-};
-
-/* 2.0 values */
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(groups);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(punits);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(chunks);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(clba);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(ws_min);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(ws_opt);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(maxoc);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(maxocpu);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(mw_cunits);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(write_typ);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(write_max);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(reset_typ);
-static NVM_DEV_ATTR_20_RO(reset_max);
-
-static struct attribute *nvm_dev_attrs_20[] = {
-	&dev_attr_version.attr,
-	&dev_attr_capabilities.attr,
-
+	/* 2.0 attrs */
 	&dev_attr_groups.attr,
 	&dev_attr_punits.attr,
 	&dev_attr_chunks.attr,
@@ -1258,8 +1249,6 @@ static struct attribute *nvm_dev_attrs_20[] = {
 	&dev_attr_maxocpu.attr,
 	&dev_attr_mw_cunits.attr,
 
-	&dev_attr_read_typ.attr,
-	&dev_attr_read_max.attr,
 	&dev_attr_write_typ.attr,
 	&dev_attr_write_max.attr,
 	&dev_attr_reset_typ.attr,
@@ -1268,44 +1257,38 @@ static struct attribute *nvm_dev_attrs_20[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static const struct attribute_group nvm_dev_attr_group_20 = {
-	.name		= "lightnvm",
-	.attrs		= nvm_dev_attrs_20,
-};
-
-int nvme_nvm_register_sysfs(struct nvme_ns *ns)
+static umode_t nvm_dev_attrs_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
+				     struct attribute *attr, int index)
 {
+	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+	struct nvme_ns *ns = disk->private_data;
 	struct nvm_dev *ndev = ns->ndev;
-	struct nvm_geo *geo = &ndev->geo;
+	struct device_attribute *dev_attr =
+		container_of(attr, typeof(*dev_attr), attr);
 
 	if (!ndev)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	switch (geo->major_ver_id) {
-	case 1:
-		return sysfs_create_group(&disk_to_dev(ns->disk)->kobj,
-					&nvm_dev_attr_group_12);
-	case 2:
-		return sysfs_create_group(&disk_to_dev(ns->disk)->kobj,
-					&nvm_dev_attr_group_20);
-	}
-
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
+		return 0;
 
-void nvme_nvm_unregister_sysfs(struct nvme_ns *ns)
-{
-	struct nvm_dev *ndev = ns->ndev;
-	struct nvm_geo *geo = &ndev->geo;
+	if (dev_attr->show == nvm_dev_attr_show)
+		return attr->mode;
 
-	switch (geo->major_ver_id) {
+	switch (ndev->geo.major_ver_id) {
 	case 1:
-		sysfs_remove_group(&disk_to_dev(ns->disk)->kobj,
-					&nvm_dev_attr_group_12);
+		if (dev_attr->show == nvm_dev_attr_show_12)
+			return attr->mode;
 		break;
 	case 2:
-		sysfs_remove_group(&disk_to_dev(ns->disk)->kobj,
-					&nvm_dev_attr_group_20);
+		if (dev_attr->show == nvm_dev_attr_show_20)
+			return attr->mode;
 		break;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
+
+const struct attribute_group nvme_nvm_attr_group = {
+	.name		= "lightnvm",
+	.attrs		= nvm_dev_attrs,
+	.is_visible	= nvm_dev_attrs_visible,
+};
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index e71075338ff5..82274ce67c4e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -314,11 +314,8 @@ static void nvme_mpath_set_live(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 		return;
 
 	if (!(head->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP)) {
+		disk_to_dev(head->disk)->groups = nvme_ns_id_attr_groups;
 		device_add_disk(&head->subsys->dev, head->disk);
-		if (sysfs_create_group(&disk_to_dev(head->disk)->kobj,
-				&nvme_ns_id_attr_group))
-			dev_warn(&head->subsys->dev,
-				 "failed to create id group.\n");
 	}
 
 	synchronize_srcu(&ns->head->srcu);
@@ -541,11 +538,8 @@ void nvme_mpath_remove_disk(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
 {
 	if (!head->disk)
 		return;
-	if (head->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) {
-		sysfs_remove_group(&disk_to_dev(head->disk)->kobj,
-				   &nvme_ns_id_attr_group);
+	if (head->disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP)
 		del_gendisk(head->disk);
-	}
 	blk_set_queue_dying(head->disk->queue);
 	/* make sure all pending bios are cleaned up */
 	kblockd_schedule_work(&head->requeue_work);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 9c2e7a151e40..276975506709 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ int nvme_delete_ctrl_sync(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 int nvme_get_log(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 nsid, u8 log_page, u8 lsp,
 		void *log, size_t size, u64 offset);
 
-extern const struct attribute_group nvme_ns_id_attr_group;
+extern const struct attribute_group *nvme_ns_id_attr_groups[];
 extern const struct block_device_operations nvme_ns_head_ops;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVME_MULTIPATH
@@ -589,8 +589,7 @@ static inline void nvme_mpath_update_disk_size(struct gendisk *disk)
 void nvme_nvm_update_nvm_info(struct nvme_ns *ns);
 int nvme_nvm_register(struct nvme_ns *ns, char *disk_name, int node);
 void nvme_nvm_unregister(struct nvme_ns *ns);
-int nvme_nvm_register_sysfs(struct nvme_ns *ns);
-void nvme_nvm_unregister_sysfs(struct nvme_ns *ns);
+extern const struct attribute_group nvme_nvm_attr_group;
 int nvme_nvm_ioctl(struct nvme_ns *ns, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 #else
 static inline void nvme_nvm_update_nvm_info(struct nvme_ns *ns) {};
@@ -601,11 +600,6 @@ static inline int nvme_nvm_register(struct nvme_ns *ns, char *disk_name,
 }
 
 static inline void nvme_nvm_unregister(struct nvme_ns *ns) {};
-static inline int nvme_nvm_register_sysfs(struct nvme_ns *ns)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-static inline void nvme_nvm_unregister_sysfs(struct nvme_ns *ns) {};
 static inline int nvme_nvm_ioctl(struct nvme_ns *ns, unsigned int cmd,
 							unsigned long arg)
 {
