diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi.c
index 962dda2e154a7e598410732acf493f673a4040fe..5363e1aea3fb1cd2ab63bd7d704ad650954ac20d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/corgi.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/ads7846.h>
@@ -600,6 +601,10 @@ static struct platform_device *devices[] __initdata = {
 	&sharpsl_rom_device,
 };
 
+static struct i2c_board_info __initdata corgi_i2c_devices[] = {
+	{ I2C_BOARD_INFO("wm8731", 0x1b) },
+};
+
 static void corgi_poweroff(void)
 {
 	if (!machine_is_corgi())
@@ -634,6 +639,7 @@ static void __init corgi_init(void)
 	pxa_set_mci_info(&corgi_mci_platform_data);
 	pxa_set_ficp_info(&corgi_ficp_platform_data);
 	pxa_set_i2c_info(NULL);
+	i2c_register_board_info(0, ARRAY_AND_SIZE(corgi_i2c_devices));
 
 	platform_scoop_config = &corgi_pcmcia_config;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/poodle.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/poodle.c
index ac431ed10399b3dc017efd3590ce6556ecd2d150..9352d4a34837f08828b367c16b7c297b85b26ff5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/poodle.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/poodle.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/physmap.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/ads7846.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/sharpsl.h>
@@ -486,6 +487,10 @@ static struct platform_device *devices[] __initdata = {
 	&sharpsl_rom_device,
 };
 
+static struct i2c_board_info __initdata poodle_i2c_devices[] = {
+	{ I2C_BOARD_INFO("wm8731", 0x1b) },
+};
+
 static void poodle_poweroff(void)
 {
 	arm_machine_restart('h', NULL);
@@ -519,6 +524,7 @@ static void __init poodle_init(void)
 	pxa_set_mci_info(&poodle_mci_platform_data);
 	pxa_set_ficp_info(&poodle_ficp_platform_data);
 	pxa_set_i2c_info(NULL);
+	i2c_register_board_info(0, ARRAY_AND_SIZE(poodle_i2c_devices));
 	poodle_init_spi();
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c b/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
index d5be2b30cda5895d34a1802d452ea3f0db2da74e..fefe1a57f31adb329493bc482668a053afb65ea8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
@@ -320,38 +320,6 @@ static struct snd_soc_device corgi_snd_devdata = {
 	.codec_dev = &soc_codec_dev_wm8731,
 };
 
-/*
- * FIXME: This is a temporary bodge to avoid cross-tree merge issues.
- * New drivers should register the wm8731 I2C device in the machine
- * setup code (under arch/arm for ARM systems).
- */
-static int wm8731_i2c_register(void)
-{
-	struct i2c_board_info info;
-	struct i2c_adapter *adapter;
-	struct i2c_client *client;
-
-	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(struct i2c_board_info));
-	info.addr = 0x1b;
-	strlcpy(info.type, "wm8731", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-
-	adapter = i2c_get_adapter(0);
-	if (!adapter) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "can't get i2c adapter 0\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	client = i2c_new_device(adapter, &info);
-	i2c_put_adapter(adapter);
-	if (!client) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "can't add i2c device at 0x%x\n",
-			(unsigned int)info.addr);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct platform_device *corgi_snd_device;
 
 static int __init corgi_init(void)
@@ -362,10 +330,6 @@ static int __init corgi_init(void)
 	      machine_is_husky()))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ret = wm8731_i2c_register();
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	corgi_snd_device = platform_device_alloc("soc-audio", -1);
 	if (!corgi_snd_device)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c b/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
index a51058f66747fdad48b6b5dde422fd8d6d62de27..c5f36e0eab58db4a188e36316f7239fab3272599 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
@@ -280,38 +280,6 @@ static struct snd_soc_card snd_soc_poodle = {
 	.num_links = 1,
 };
 
-/*
- * FIXME: This is a temporary bodge to avoid cross-tree merge issues.
- * New drivers should register the wm8731 I2C device in the machine
- * setup code (under arch/arm for ARM systems).
- */
-static int wm8731_i2c_register(void)
-{
-	struct i2c_board_info info;
-	struct i2c_adapter *adapter;
-	struct i2c_client *client;
-
-	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(struct i2c_board_info));
-	info.addr = 0x1b;
-	strlcpy(info.type, "wm8731", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-
-	adapter = i2c_get_adapter(0);
-	if (!adapter) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "can't get i2c adapter 0\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	client = i2c_new_device(adapter, &info);
-	i2c_put_adapter(adapter);
-	if (!client) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "can't add i2c device at 0x%x\n",
-			(unsigned int)info.addr);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* poodle audio subsystem */
 static struct snd_soc_device poodle_snd_devdata = {
 	.card = &snd_soc_poodle,
@@ -327,10 +295,6 @@ static int __init poodle_init(void)
 	if (!machine_is_poodle())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ret = wm8731_i2c_register();
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	locomo_gpio_set_dir(&poodle_locomo_device.dev,
 		POODLE_LOCOMO_GPIO_AMP_ON, 0);
 	/* should we mute HP at startup - burning power ?*/