diff --git a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
index 1ef7cdf1d3e81f47ee7d1108255566efdc43f9b5..f4459d1a9d67d0c43a13f494f348a9c34c72df11 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
@@ -2941,19 +2941,3 @@ int snd_ac97_tune_hardware(struct snd_ac97 *ac97,
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ac97_tune_hardware);
-
-/*
- *  INIT part
- */
-
-static int __init alsa_ac97_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void __exit alsa_ac97_exit(void)
-{
-}
-
-module_init(alsa_ac97_init)
-module_exit(alsa_ac97_exit)
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/ak4xxx.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/ak4xxx.c
index 179ef7a5f0d1b595a6c8c3c4a4ab46128b3f209c..a553897a4c4fcf598c1d6b61ddc98f6420cd950f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/ak4xxx.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/ak4xxx.c
@@ -179,18 +179,6 @@ int snd_ice1712_akm4xxx_build_controls(struct snd_ice1712 *ice)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init alsa_ice1712_akm4xxx_module_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-        
-static void __exit alsa_ice1712_akm4xxx_module_exit(void)
-{
-}
-        
-module_init(alsa_ice1712_akm4xxx_module_init)
-module_exit(alsa_ice1712_akm4xxx_module_exit)
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ice1712_akm4xxx_init);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ice1712_akm4xxx_free);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ice1712_akm4xxx_build_controls);