diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
index 1219532e908afabd278360b98c0f69bfae0d97e7..7b5afee141dacecab4af81b90d543b3a57d822bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -1467,7 +1467,6 @@ static void ath_rate_free_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 }
 
 static const struct rate_control_ops ath_rate_ops = {
-	.module = NULL,
 	.name = "ath9k_rate_control",
 	.tx_status = ath_tx_status,
 	.get_rate = ath_get_rate,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c
index 7088c6a89455192e416bdb3066b474670e956635..76b0729ade17ee2d18cc42df934f286762c2c155 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ il3945_rs_rate_init_stub(void *il_r, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 }
 
 static const struct rate_control_ops rs_ops = {
-	.module = NULL,
 	.name = RS_NAME,
 	.tx_status = il3945_rs_tx_status,
 	.get_rate = il3945_rs_get_rate,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
index cdbfc1d30b982a70f3cba4c44c82608c32e40978..eaaeea19d8c5bcc99d887ee7b3fd9c592b897045 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
@@ -2808,7 +2808,6 @@ il4965_rs_rate_init_stub(void *il_r, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 }
 
 static const struct rate_control_ops rs_4965_ops = {
-	.module = NULL,
 	.name = IL4965_RS_NAME,
 	.tx_status = il4965_rs_tx_status,
 	.get_rate = il4965_rs_get_rate,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
index c4dded8d8091d9bebea154802d15b9dc8c097a86..592365ae46b6d0299060f8b35e2c860f2cf3cf09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
@@ -3321,7 +3321,6 @@ static void rs_rate_init_stub(void *priv_r, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sba
 }
 
 static const struct rate_control_ops rs_ops = {
-	.module = NULL,
 	.name = RS_NAME,
 	.tx_status = rs_tx_status,
 	.get_rate = rs_get_rate,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
index 22f1953880b629222e1fde314baafe0b62dff37c..c49e3a4c63ed4a370bd9e700b53256858cdada1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
@@ -2817,7 +2817,6 @@ static void rs_rate_init_stub(void *mvm_r,
 }
 
 static const struct rate_control_ops rs_mvm_ops = {
-	.module = NULL,
 	.name = RS_NAME,
 	.tx_status = rs_tx_status,
 	.get_rate = rs_get_rate,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rc.c
index 1503d9e5bc9f04713153568ba9d4ad7bb76d1297..ee28a1a3d0100deeb0b3a50296109e814528a85e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rc.c
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ static void rtl_rate_free_sta(void *rtlpriv,
 }
 
 static const struct rate_control_ops rtl_rate_ops = {
-	.module = NULL,
 	.name = "rtl_rc",
 	.alloc = rtl_rate_alloc,
 	.free = rtl_rate_free,
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 0c2676e2a1f8c123467c1a1c6d4383064bfa326b..f844770b7fd4360bd1a11bcec3b2975e06390f22 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -4453,7 +4453,6 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control {
 };
 
 struct rate_control_ops {
-	struct module *module;
 	const char *name;
 	void *(*alloc)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir);
 	void (*free)(void *priv);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index 255b59e616d00937a7fdd2ee12e35f79b67cd711..8fdadfd94ba8576ae8bc0ee2e99e8c656c2f6a5b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "rate.h"
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
 #include "debugfs.h"
@@ -87,11 +87,10 @@ ieee80211_try_rate_control_ops_get(const char *name)
 
 	mutex_lock(&rate_ctrl_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(alg, &rate_ctrl_algs, list) {
-		if (!strcmp(alg->ops->name, name))
-			if (try_module_get(alg->ops->module)) {
-				ops = alg->ops;
-				break;
-			}
+		if (!strcmp(alg->ops->name, name)) {
+			ops = alg->ops;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&rate_ctrl_mutex);
 	return ops;
@@ -111,10 +110,6 @@ ieee80211_rate_control_ops_get(const char *name)
 		alg_name = name;
 
 	ops = ieee80211_try_rate_control_ops_get(alg_name);
-	if (!ops) {
-		request_module("rc80211_%s", alg_name);
-		ops = ieee80211_try_rate_control_ops_get(alg_name);
-	}
 	if (!ops && name)
 		/* try default if specific alg requested but not found */
 		ops = ieee80211_try_rate_control_ops_get(ieee80211_default_rc_algo);
@@ -127,11 +122,6 @@ ieee80211_rate_control_ops_get(const char *name)
 	return ops;
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_rate_control_ops_put(const struct rate_control_ops *ops)
-{
-	module_put(ops->module);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 static ssize_t rcname_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
 			   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -158,11 +148,11 @@ static struct rate_control_ref *rate_control_alloc(const char *name,
 
 	ref = kmalloc(sizeof(struct rate_control_ref), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ref)
-		goto fail_ref;
+		return NULL;
 	ref->local = local;
 	ref->ops = ieee80211_rate_control_ops_get(name);
 	if (!ref->ops)
-		goto fail_ops;
+		goto free;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 	debugfsdir = debugfs_create_dir("rc", local->hw.wiphy->debugfsdir);
@@ -172,14 +162,11 @@ static struct rate_control_ref *rate_control_alloc(const char *name,
 
 	ref->priv = ref->ops->alloc(&local->hw, debugfsdir);
 	if (!ref->priv)
-		goto fail_priv;
+		goto free;
 	return ref;
 
-fail_priv:
-	ieee80211_rate_control_ops_put(ref->ops);
-fail_ops:
+free:
 	kfree(ref);
-fail_ref:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -192,7 +179,6 @@ static void rate_control_free(struct rate_control_ref *ctrl_ref)
 	ctrl_ref->local->debugfs.rcdir = NULL;
 #endif
 
-	ieee80211_rate_control_ops_put(ctrl_ref->ops);
 	kfree(ctrl_ref);
 }