diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug.h b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug.h
index 555bcde3b196..60e66e027ebc 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug.h
@@ -101,10 +101,8 @@ int cpci_unconfigure_slot(struct slot *slot);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_CPCI
 int cpci_hotplug_init(int debug);
-void cpci_hotplug_exit(void);
 #else
 static inline int cpci_hotplug_init(int debug) { return 0; }
-static inline void cpci_hotplug_exit(void) { }
 #endif
 
 #endif	/* _CPCI_HOTPLUG_H */
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c
index 7d3866c47312..7ec8a8f72c69 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpci_hotplug_core.c
@@ -719,13 +719,3 @@ cpci_hotplug_init(int debug)
 	cpci_debug = debug;
 	return 0;
 }
-
-void __exit
-cpci_hotplug_exit(void)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Clean everything up.
-	 */
-	cpci_hp_stop();
-	cpci_hp_unregister_controller(controller);
-}
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
index 9acd1997c6fe..fea0b8b33589 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>	/* try_module_get & module_put */
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -537,17 +537,11 @@ static int __init pci_hotplug_init(void)
 	info(DRIVER_DESC " version: " DRIVER_VERSION "\n");
 	return result;
 }
+device_initcall(pci_hotplug_init);
 
-static void __exit pci_hotplug_exit(void)
-{
-	cpci_hotplug_exit();
-}
-
-module_init(pci_hotplug_init);
-module_exit(pci_hotplug_exit);
-
-MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+/*
+ * not really modular, but the easiest way to keep compat with existing
+ * bootargs behaviour is to continue using module_param here.
+ */
 module_param(debug, bool, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debugging mode enabled or not");