diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/csa.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/csa.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/csa.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/csa.c
@@ -317,26 +317,16 @@
 	scp = device_get_softc(dev);
 	resp = &scp->res;
 
-	if (scp->midi != NULL) {
-		err = device_delete_child(dev, scp->midi);
-		if (err != 0)
-			return err;
-		scp->midi = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (scp->pcm != NULL) {
-		err = device_delete_child(dev, scp->pcm);
-		if (err != 0)
-			return err;
-		scp->pcm = NULL;
-	}
+	err = bus_generic_detach(dev);
+	if (err != 0)
+		return err;
 
 	bus_teardown_intr(dev, resp->irq, scp->ih);
 	bus_release_resource(dev, SYS_RES_IRQ, resp->irq_rid, resp->irq);
 	bus_release_resource(dev, SYS_RES_MEMORY, resp->mem_rid, resp->mem);
 	bus_release_resource(dev, SYS_RES_MEMORY, resp->io_rid, resp->io);
 
-	return bus_generic_detach(dev);
+	return (0);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx.c
@@ -3354,36 +3354,13 @@
 emu_pci_detach(device_t dev)
 {
 	struct emu_sc_info *sc;
-	int devcount, i;
-	device_t *childlist;
 	int r = 0;
 
 	sc = device_get_softc(dev);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < RT_COUNT; i++) {
-		if (sc->pcm[i] != NULL) {
-			r = device_delete_child(dev, sc->pcm[i]);
-			if (r)	return (r);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (sc->midi[0] != NULL) {
-		r = device_delete_child(dev, sc->midi[0]);
-		if (r)	return (r);
-	}
-
-	if (sc->midi[1] != NULL) {
-		r = device_delete_child(dev, sc->midi[1]);
-		if (r)	return (r);
-	}
-
-	if (device_get_children(dev, &childlist, &devcount) == 0)
-		for (i = 0; i < devcount - 1; i++) {
-			device_printf(dev, "removing stale child %d (unit %d)\n", i, device_get_unit(childlist[i]));
-			device_delete_child(dev, childlist[i]);
-		}
-	if (childlist != NULL)
-		free(childlist, M_TEMP);
+	r = bus_generic_detach(dev);
+	if (r != 0)
+		return (r);
 
 	r = emu10kx_dev_uninit(sc);
 	if (r)
@@ -3403,7 +3380,7 @@
 	mtx_destroy(&sc->rw);
 	mtx_destroy(&sc->lock);
 
-	return (bus_generic_detach(dev));
+	return (0);
 }
 /* add suspend, resume */
 static device_method_t emu_methods[] = {