diff --git a/net/mac80211/Kconfig b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
index 594bc7319ca6..661d3c291482 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ comment "QoS/HT support needs CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE"
 menu "Rate control algorithm selection"
 	depends on MAC80211 != n
 
+config MAC80211_RC_PID
+	bool "PID controller based rate control algorithm" if EMBEDDED
+	default y
+	---help---
+	  This option enables a TX rate control algorithm for
+	  mac80211 that uses a PID controller to select the TX
+	  rate.
+
 choice
 	prompt "Default rate control algorithm"
 	default MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
@@ -38,40 +46,19 @@ choice
 
 config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
 	bool "PID controller based rate control algorithm"
-	select MAC80211_RC_PID
+	depends on MAC80211_RC_PID
 	---help---
 	  Select the PID controller based rate control as the
 	  default rate control algorithm. You should choose
 	  this unless you know what you are doing.
 
-config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_NONE
-	bool "No default algorithm"
-	depends on EMBEDDED
-	help
-	  Selecting this option will select no default algorithm
-	  and allow you to not build any. Do not choose this
-	  option unless you know your driver comes with another
-	  suitable algorithm.
 endchoice
 
-comment "Selecting 'y' for an algorithm will"
-comment "build the algorithm into mac80211."
-
 config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT
 	string
 	default "pid" if MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
 	default ""
 
-config MAC80211_RC_PID
-	tristate "PID controller based rate control algorithm"
-	---help---
-	  This option enables a TX rate control algorithm for
-	  mac80211 that uses a PID controller to select the TX
-	  rate.
-
-	  Say Y or M unless you're sure you want to use a
-	  different rate control algorithm.
-
 endmenu
 
 config MAC80211_MESH
diff --git a/net/mac80211/Makefile b/net/mac80211/Makefile
index 1d2a4e010e5c..fa47438e338f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/net/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_MAC80211) += mac80211.o
 
-# objects for PID algorithm
-rc80211_pid-y := rc80211_pid_algo.o
-rc80211_pid-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS) += rc80211_pid_debugfs.o
-
-# build helper for PID algorithm
-rc-pid-y := $(rc80211_pid-y)
-rc-pid-m := rc80211_pid.o
-
 # mac80211 objects
 mac80211-y := \
 	main.o \
@@ -42,10 +34,8 @@ mac80211-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH) += \
 	mesh_plink.o \
 	mesh_hwmp.o
 
+# objects for PID algorithm
+rc80211_pid-y := rc80211_pid_algo.o
+rc80211_pid-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS) += rc80211_pid_debugfs.o
 
-# Build rate control algorithm(s)
-CFLAGS_rc80211_pid_algo.o += -DRC80211_PID_COMPILE
-mac80211-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID) += $(rc-pid-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID))
-
-# Modular rate algorithms are assigned to mac80211-m - make separate modules
-obj-m += $(mac80211-m)
+mac80211-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID) += $(rc80211_pid-y)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
index 947b13b40726..5f88a2e6ee50 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ void mesh_plink_broken(struct sta_info *sta)
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(mesh_plink_broken);
 
 /**
  * mesh_path_flush_by_nexthop - Deletes mesh paths if their next hop matches
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.h b/net/mac80211/rate.h
index 0ed9c8a2f56f..ede7ab56f65b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.h
@@ -162,9 +162,7 @@ void rate_control_deinitialize(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 
 
 /* Rate control algorithms */
-#if defined(RC80211_PID_COMPILE) || \
-	(defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID) && \
-	 !defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID_MODULE))
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID
 extern int rc80211_pid_init(void);
 extern void rc80211_pid_exit(void);
 #else
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
index e8945413e4a2..62388f8e9024 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
@@ -540,11 +540,6 @@ static struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcpid = {
 #endif
 };
 
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PID controller based rate control algorithm");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Stefano Brivio");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Mattias Nissler");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
 int __init rc80211_pid_init(void)
 {
 	return ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_rcpid);
@@ -554,8 +549,3 @@ void rc80211_pid_exit(void)
 {
 	ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_rcpid);
 }
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID_MODULE
-module_init(rc80211_pid_init);
-module_exit(rc80211_pid_exit);
-#endif