diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index 4bff26f7faff..18316ee3c692 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -2264,16 +2264,6 @@ static struct packet_type iucv_packet_type = {
 	.func = afiucv_hs_rcv,
 };
 
-static int afiucv_iucv_init(void)
-{
-	return pr_iucv->iucv_register(&af_iucv_handler, 0);
-}
-
-static void afiucv_iucv_exit(void)
-{
-	pr_iucv->iucv_unregister(&af_iucv_handler, 0);
-}
-
 static int __init afiucv_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -2300,7 +2290,7 @@ static int __init afiucv_init(void)
 		goto out_proto;
 
 	if (pr_iucv) {
-		err = afiucv_iucv_init();
+		err = pr_iucv->iucv_register(&af_iucv_handler, 0);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_sock;
 	}
@@ -2314,7 +2304,7 @@ static int __init afiucv_init(void)
 
 out_notifier:
 	if (pr_iucv)
-		afiucv_iucv_exit();
+		pr_iucv->iucv_unregister(&af_iucv_handler, 0);
 out_sock:
 	sock_unregister(PF_IUCV);
 out_proto:
@@ -2326,7 +2316,7 @@ out:
 static void __exit afiucv_exit(void)
 {
 	if (pr_iucv)
-		afiucv_iucv_exit();
+		pr_iucv->iucv_unregister(&af_iucv_handler, 0);
 
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&afiucv_netdev_notifier);
 	dev_remove_pack(&iucv_packet_type);