diff --git a/profiles/input/hog-lib.c b/profiles/input/hog-lib.c
index 67492a63eca3..ef3d6aa1b1eb 100644
--- a/profiles/input/hog-lib.c
+++ b/profiles/input/hog-lib.c
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ struct bt_hog {
 	GSList			*reports;
 	struct bt_uhid		*uhid;
 	int			uhid_fd;
-	bool			uhid_created;
-	bool			uhid_start;
 	uint64_t		uhid_flags;
 	uint16_t		bcdhid;
 	uint8_t			bcountrycode;
@@ -360,15 +358,6 @@ static void report_value_cb(const guint8 *pdu, guint16 len, gpointer user_data)
 		ev.u.input.size = len;
 	}
 
-	/* If uhid had not sent UHID_START yet queue up the input */
-	if (!hog->uhid_created || !hog->uhid_start) {
-		if (!hog->input)
-			hog->input = queue_new();
-
-		queue_push_tail(hog->input, util_memdup(&ev, sizeof(ev)));
-		return;
-	}
-
 	err = bt_uhid_send(hog->uhid, &ev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		error("bt_uhid_send: %s (%d)", strerror(-err), -err);
@@ -851,7 +840,6 @@ static void start_flags(struct uhid_event *ev, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct bt_hog *hog = user_data;
 
-	hog->uhid_start = true;
 	hog->uhid_flags = ev->u.start.dev_flags;
 
 	DBG("uHID device flags: 0x%16" PRIx64, hog->uhid_flags);
@@ -1037,54 +1025,26 @@ static void uhid_create(struct bt_hog *hog, uint8_t *report_map,
 							size_t report_map_len)
 {
 	uint8_t *value = report_map;
-	struct uhid_event ev;
 	size_t vlen = report_map_len;
-	int i, err;
+	int err;
 	GError *gerr = NULL;
-
-	if (vlen > sizeof(ev.u.create2.rd_data)) {
-		error("Report MAP too big: %zu > %zu", vlen,
-					sizeof(ev.u.create2.rd_data));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* create uHID device */
-	memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
-	ev.type = UHID_CREATE2;
+	bdaddr_t src, dst;
 
 	bt_io_get(g_attrib_get_channel(hog->attrib), &gerr,
-			BT_IO_OPT_SOURCE, ev.u.create2.phys,
-			BT_IO_OPT_DEST, ev.u.create2.uniq,
+			BT_IO_OPT_SOURCE_BDADDR, &src,
+			BT_IO_OPT_DEST_BDADDR, &dst,
 			BT_IO_OPT_INVALID);
-
 	if (gerr) {
 		error("Failed to connection details: %s", gerr->message);
 		g_error_free(gerr);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Phys + uniq are the same size (hw address type) */
-	for (i = 0;
-	    i < (int)sizeof(ev.u.create2.phys) && ev.u.create2.phys[i] != 0;
-	    ++i) {
-		ev.u.create2.phys[i] = tolower(ev.u.create2.phys[i]);
-		ev.u.create2.uniq[i] = tolower(ev.u.create2.uniq[i]);
-	}
-
-	strncpy((char *) ev.u.create2.name, hog->name,
-						sizeof(ev.u.create2.name) - 1);
-	ev.u.create2.vendor = hog->vendor;
-	ev.u.create2.product = hog->product;
-	ev.u.create2.version = hog->version;
-	ev.u.create2.country = hog->bcountrycode;
-	ev.u.create2.bus = BUS_BLUETOOTH;
-	ev.u.create2.rd_size = vlen;
-
-	memcpy(ev.u.create2.rd_data, value, vlen);
-
-	err = bt_uhid_send(hog->uhid, &ev);
+	err = bt_uhid_create(hog->uhid, hog->name, &src, &dst,
+				hog->vendor, hog->product, hog->version,
+				hog->bcountrycode, value, vlen);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		error("bt_uhid_send: %s", strerror(-err));
+		error("bt_uhid_create: %s", strerror(-err));
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1093,9 +1053,6 @@ static void uhid_create(struct bt_hog *hog, uint8_t *report_map,
 	bt_uhid_register(hog->uhid, UHID_GET_REPORT, get_report, hog);
 	bt_uhid_register(hog->uhid, UHID_SET_REPORT, set_report, hog);
 
-	hog->uhid_created = true;
-	hog->uhid_start = false;
-
 	DBG("HoG created uHID device");
 }
 
@@ -1146,7 +1103,8 @@ static void read_report_map(struct bt_hog *hog)
 {
 	uint16_t handle;
 
-	if (!hog->report_map_attr || hog->uhid_created || hog->report_map_id)
+	if (!hog->report_map_attr || bt_uhid_created(hog->uhid) ||
+			hog->report_map_id)
 		return;
 
 	handle = gatt_db_attribute_get_handle(hog->report_map_attr);
@@ -1312,24 +1270,14 @@ static bool cancel_gatt_req(const void *data, const void *user_data)
 static void uhid_destroy(struct bt_hog *hog)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct uhid_event ev;
-
-	if (!hog->uhid_created)
-		return;
 
 	bt_uhid_unregister_all(hog->uhid);
 
-	memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
-	ev.type = UHID_DESTROY;
-
-	err = bt_uhid_send(hog->uhid, &ev);
-
+	err = bt_uhid_destroy(hog->uhid);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		error("bt_uhid_send: %s", strerror(-err));
 		return;
 	}
-
-	hog->uhid_created = false;
 }
 
 static void hog_free(void *data)
@@ -1810,7 +1758,7 @@ bool bt_hog_attach(struct bt_hog *hog, void *gatt)
 		bt_hog_attach(instance, gatt);
 	}
 
-	if (!hog->uhid_created) {
+	if (!bt_uhid_created(hog->uhid)) {
 		DBG("HoG discovering characteristics");
 		if (hog->attr)
 			gatt_db_service_foreach_char(hog->attr,
@@ -1822,7 +1770,7 @@ bool bt_hog_attach(struct bt_hog *hog, void *gatt)
 					char_discovered_cb, hog);
 	}
 
-	if (!hog->uhid_created)
+	if (!bt_uhid_created(hog->uhid))
 		return true;
 
 	/* If UHID is already created, set up the report value handlers to
