diff --git a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
index cb28579e8a94..d879f3bca107 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
@@ -1980,13 +1980,12 @@ static void dequeue_rx(ns_dev * card, ns_rsqe * rsqe)
 	card->lbfqc = ns_stat_lfbqc_get(stat);
 
 	id = le32_to_cpu(rsqe->buffer_handle);
-	skb = idr_find(&card->idr, id);
+	skb = idr_remove(&card->idr, id);
 	if (!skb) {
 		RXPRINTK(KERN_ERR
-			 "nicstar%d: idr_find() failed!\n", card->index);
+			 "nicstar%d: skb not found!\n", card->index);
 		return;
 	}
-	idr_remove(&card->idr, id);
 	dma_sync_single_for_cpu(&card->pcidev->dev,
 				NS_PRV_DMA(skb),
 				(NS_PRV_BUFTYPE(skb) == BUF_SM
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 83482721bc01..6bb3b80e7e51 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -2915,11 +2915,9 @@ out_idr_remove_vol:
 	idr_remove(&connection->peer_devices, vnr);
 out_idr_remove_from_resource:
 	for_each_connection(connection, resource) {
-		peer_device = idr_find(&connection->peer_devices, vnr);
-		if (peer_device) {
-			idr_remove(&connection->peer_devices, vnr);
+		peer_device = idr_remove(&connection->peer_devices, vnr);
+		if (peer_device)
 			kref_put(&connection->kref, drbd_destroy_connection);
-		}
 	}
 	for_each_peer_device_safe(peer_device, tmp_peer_device, device) {
 		list_del(&peer_device->peer_devices);
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
index aee149bdf4c0..a301fcf46e88 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
@@ -1307,8 +1307,7 @@ static void iso_resource_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 	if (r->todo == ISO_RES_REALLOC && !success &&
 	    !client->in_shutdown &&
-	    idr_find(&client->resource_idr, r->resource.handle)) {
-		idr_remove(&client->resource_idr, r->resource.handle);
+	    idr_remove(&client->resource_idr, r->resource.handle)) {
 		client_put(client);
 		free = true;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_bo_list.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_bo_list.c
index c02db01f6583..0218cea6be4d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_bo_list.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_bo_list.c
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ static void amdgpu_bo_list_destroy(struct amdgpu_fpriv *fpriv, int id)
 	struct amdgpu_bo_list *list;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fpriv->bo_list_lock);
-	list = idr_find(&fpriv->bo_list_handles, id);
+	list = idr_remove(&fpriv->bo_list_handles, id);
 	if (list) {
+		/* Another user may have a reference to this list still */
 		mutex_lock(&list->lock);
-		idr_remove(&fpriv->bo_list_handles, id);
 		mutex_unlock(&list->lock);
 		amdgpu_bo_list_free(list);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ctx.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ctx.c
index 400c66ba4c6b..cf0500671353 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ctx.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ctx.c
@@ -135,15 +135,11 @@ static int amdgpu_ctx_free(struct amdgpu_fpriv *fpriv, uint32_t id)
 	struct amdgpu_ctx *ctx;
 
 	mutex_lock(&mgr->lock);
-	ctx = idr_find(&mgr->ctx_handles, id);
-	if (ctx) {
-		idr_remove(&mgr->ctx_handles, id);
+	ctx = idr_remove(&mgr->ctx_handles, id);
+	if (ctx)
 		kref_put(&ctx->refcount, amdgpu_ctx_do_release);
-		mutex_unlock(&mgr->lock);
-		return 0;
-	}
 	mutex_unlock(&mgr->lock);
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return ctx ? 0 : -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int amdgpu_ctx_query(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/txrx.c
index abdd0cf710bf..fac28bd8fbee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/txrx.c
@@ -346,9 +346,7 @@ void mwifiex_parse_tx_status_event(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ack_status_lock, flags);
-	ack_skb = idr_find(&priv->ack_status_frames, tx_status->tx_token_id);
-	if (ack_skb)
-		idr_remove(&priv->ack_status_frames, tx_status->tx_token_id);
+	ack_skb = idr_remove(&priv->ack_status_frames, tx_status->tx_token_id);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ack_status_lock, flags);
 
 	if (ack_skb) {
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
index 8041710b6972..18f0ec2e1f9c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
@@ -642,9 +642,7 @@ static unsigned int tcmu_handle_completions(struct tcmu_dev *udev)
 		WARN_ON(tcmu_hdr_get_op(entry->hdr.len_op) != TCMU_OP_CMD);
 
 		spin_lock(&udev->commands_lock);
-		cmd = idr_find(&udev->commands, entry->hdr.cmd_id);
-		if (cmd)
-			idr_remove(&udev->commands, cmd->cmd_id);
+		cmd = idr_remove(&udev->commands, entry->hdr.cmd_id);
 		spin_unlock(&udev->commands_lock);
 
 		if (!cmd) {
diff --git a/include/linux/idr.h b/include/linux/idr.h
index 2027c7aba50d..bf70b3ef0a07 100644
--- a/include/linux/idr.h
+++ b/include/linux/idr.h
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ void *idr_get_next(struct idr *, int *nextid);
 void *idr_replace(struct idr *, void *, int id);
 void idr_destroy(struct idr *);
 
-static inline void idr_remove(struct idr *idr, int id)
+static inline void *idr_remove(struct idr *idr, int id)
 {
-	radix_tree_delete(&idr->idr_rt, id);
+	return radix_tree_delete_item(&idr->idr_rt, id, NULL);
 }
 
 static inline void idr_init(struct idr *idr)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index ddf71c648cab..43dd3316d8a4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -462,9 +462,7 @@ static void ieee80211_report_ack_skb(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->ack_status_lock, flags);
-	skb = idr_find(&local->ack_status_frames, info->ack_frame_id);
-	if (skb)
-		idr_remove(&local->ack_status_frames, info->ack_frame_id);
+	skb = idr_remove(&local->ack_status_frames, info->ack_frame_id);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->ack_status_lock, flags);
 
 	if (!skb)