diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c
index d93c03f820c9..9a39511af52a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c
@@ -659,23 +659,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver wm8974_i2c_driver = {
 	.id_table = wm8974_i2c_id,
 };
 
-static int __init wm8974_modinit(void)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	ret = i2c_add_driver(&wm8974_i2c_driver);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to register wm8974 I2C driver: %d\n",
-		       ret);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-module_init(wm8974_modinit);
-
-static void __exit wm8974_exit(void)
-{
-	i2c_del_driver(&wm8974_i2c_driver);
-}
-module_exit(wm8974_exit);
+module_i2c_driver(wm8974_i2c_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASoC WM8974 driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Liam Girdwood");