diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l52.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l52.c
index e7fefbd26008891300ca407250b35aa207053535..703060daeac4f187f3d83fac59fa9e4bd575aaf7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l52.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l52.c
@@ -1287,13 +1287,6 @@ static struct i2c_driver cs42l52_i2c_driver = {
 	.remove =   __devexit_p(cs42l52_i2c_remove),
 };
 
-static void __exit cs42l52_exit(void)
-{
-	i2c_del_driver(&cs42l52_i2c_driver);
-}
-
-module_exit(cs42l52_exit);
-
 module_i2c_driver(cs42l52_i2c_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASoC CS42L52 driver");