diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
index e70d35ef5c6d..25fbbaf39cb9 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/bcd.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/core.h>
@@ -1892,14 +1893,6 @@ int wm831x_device_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, int irq)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void wm831x_device_exit(struct wm831x *wm831x)
-{
-	wm831x_otp_exit(wm831x);
-	mfd_remove_devices(wm831x->dev);
-	free_irq(wm831x_irq(wm831x, WM831X_IRQ_AUXADC_DATA), wm831x);
-	wm831x_irq_exit(wm831x);
-}
-
 int wm831x_device_suspend(struct wm831x *wm831x)
 {
 	int reg, mask;
@@ -1944,7 +1937,3 @@ void wm831x_device_shutdown(struct wm831x *wm831x)
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wm831x_device_shutdown);
-
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Core support for the WM831X AudioPlus PMIC");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Mark Brown");
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/wm831x/core.h b/include/linux/mfd/wm831x/core.h
index b49fa67612f1..6fcb8eb00282 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/wm831x/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/wm831x/core.h
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ int wm831x_bulk_read(struct wm831x *wm831x, unsigned short reg,
 		     int count, u16 *buf);
 
 int wm831x_device_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, int irq);
-void wm831x_device_exit(struct wm831x *wm831x);
 int wm831x_device_suspend(struct wm831x *wm831x);
 void wm831x_device_shutdown(struct wm831x *wm831x);
 int wm831x_irq_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, int irq);