diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 1135996bec8b0465300c2935d3c40ee8593537fd..fc5e85a5901c031b13b3feb30c98892099737a52 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -273,13 +273,6 @@ Who:	Glauber Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
 
 ---------------------------
 
-What:	remove HID compat support
-When:	2.6.29
-Why:	needed only as a temporary solution until distros fix themselves up
-Who:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
-
----------------------------
-
 What: print_fn_descriptor_symbol()
 When: October 2009
 Why:  The %pF vsprintf format provides the same functionality in a
diff --git a/drivers/hid/Kconfig b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
index 88e16ef9324740f88fa2ddd62ebb01b70721e695..63a2564f0f818315ec06d94aa3e1c3c1b90a7470 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
@@ -70,18 +70,6 @@ source "drivers/hid/usbhid/Kconfig"
 menu "Special HID drivers"
 	depends on HID
 
-config HID_COMPAT
-	bool "Load all HID drivers on hid core load"
-	default y
-	---help---
-	Compatible option for older userspace. If you have system without udev
-	support of module loading through aliases and also old
-	module-init-tools which can't handle hid bus, choose Y here. Otherwise
-	say N. If you say N and your userspace is old enough, the only
-	functionality you lose is modules autoloading.
-
-	If unsure, say Y.
-
 config HID_A4TECH
 	tristate "A4 tech" if EMBEDDED
 	depends on USB_HID
diff --git a/drivers/hid/Makefile b/drivers/hid/Makefile
index e6b72ed0d70a2d1bf62ee5da65de843697b0d310..1f7cb0fd4505c3e82aa3d521e35a01dac124f88c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/hid/Makefile
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HID)		+= hid.o
 hid-$(CONFIG_HID_DEBUG)		+= hid-debug.o
 hid-$(CONFIG_HIDRAW)		+= hidraw.o
 
-ifdef CONFIG_HID_COMPAT
-obj-m				+= hid-dummy.o
-endif
-
 hid-logitech-objs		:= hid-lg.o
 ifdef CONFIG_LOGITECH_FF
 	hid-logitech-objs	+= hid-lgff.o
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-a4tech.c b/drivers/hid/hid-a4tech.c
index ebca00e6c103f742b22a9044d9d057ef456487c3..42ea359e94cffcb4b2fe626664fc9e671e870848 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-a4tech.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-a4tech.c
@@ -158,5 +158,3 @@ static void a4_exit(void)
 module_init(a4_init);
 module_exit(a4_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(a4tech);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c b/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
index cab3be7ef0abfb908db2e16efa0b32b01da9d829..7359d9d88e4683d5fee89c8599d4b22ea2b508f6 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
@@ -474,5 +474,3 @@ static void apple_exit(void)
 module_init(apple_init);
 module_exit(apple_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(apple);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-belkin.c b/drivers/hid/hid-belkin.c
index 12c8a9ba6ed69badc7340d770954b249c29d1076..2f6723133a4b7d4eb45f50b45ea50185493f8c8c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-belkin.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-belkin.c
@@ -101,5 +101,3 @@ static void belkin_exit(void)
 module_init(belkin_init);
 module_exit(belkin_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(belkin);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-cherry.c b/drivers/hid/hid-cherry.c
index b833b9769abab3f11af9fbf2dbffcda687a34a37..ab8209e7e45ca41fe691d97cd24bc8011db2179e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-cherry.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-cherry.c
@@ -83,5 +83,3 @@ static void ch_exit(void)
 module_init(ch_init);
 module_exit(ch_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(cherry);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-chicony.c b/drivers/hid/hid-chicony.c
index a54d4096e0f7f80722249025e986dbc365a5218a..7f91076d8493ae5b653f01f6814028cab391b357 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-chicony.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-chicony.c
@@ -76,5 +76,3 @@ static void ch_exit(void)
 module_init(ch_init);
 module_exit(ch_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(chicony);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index b96fbd5dab55cfc94db63c760ea3e4ae96e7633d..e56f8d5d3a50ac9ad1388df4a3d29a750425f7c3 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -1819,15 +1819,6 @@ void hid_unregister_driver(struct hid_driver *hdrv)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_unregister_driver);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_COMPAT
-static void hid_compat_load(struct work_struct *ws)
-{
-	request_module("hid-dummy");
-}
-static DECLARE_WORK(hid_compat_work, hid_compat_load);
-static struct workqueue_struct *hid_compat_wq;
-#endif
-
 static int __init hid_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -1842,15 +1833,6 @@ static int __init hid_init(void)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_bus;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_COMPAT
-	hid_compat_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("hid_compat");
-	if (!hid_compat_wq) {
-		hidraw_exit();
-		goto err;
-	}
-	queue_work(hid_compat_wq, &hid_compat_work);
-#endif
-
 	return 0;
 err_bus:
 	bus_unregister(&hid_bus_type);
@@ -1860,9 +1842,6 @@ static int __init hid_init(void)
 
 static void __exit hid_exit(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_COMPAT
-	destroy_workqueue(hid_compat_wq);
-#endif
 	hidraw_exit();
 	bus_unregister(&hid_bus_type);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-cypress.c b/drivers/hid/hid-cypress.c
index 5d69d27b935d629b2d04c39b982957fe4f533fe6..9d6d3b91773bbbcbed9858c8e73b89627277aae9 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-cypress.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-cypress.c
@@ -154,5 +154,3 @@ static void cp_exit(void)
 module_init(cp_init);
 module_exit(cp_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(cypress);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-drff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-drff.c
index 785d2492b5ef5bc0e60da4f6fbeaa2206e5f9b93..34f3eb65100b5db04399fc74a46a534db8c12837 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-drff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-drff.c
@@ -186,5 +186,3 @@ static void __exit dr_exit(void)
 module_init(dr_init);
 module_exit(dr_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(dragonrise);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-dummy.c b/drivers/hid/hid-dummy.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 74d765f386241e7a9f0aa0b0496a0d486fd3432b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-dummy.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-#include <linux/autoconf.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/hid.h>
-
-static int __init hid_dummy_init(void)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_A4TECH_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(a4tech);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_APPLE_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(apple);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_BELKIN_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(belkin);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_BRIGHT_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(bright);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_CHERRY_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(cherry);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_CHICONY_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(chicony);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_CYPRESS_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(cypress);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_DELL_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(dell);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_DRAGONRISE_FF_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(dragonrise);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_EZKEY_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(ezkey);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_KYE_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(kye);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_GYRATION_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(gyration);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_KENSINGTON_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(kensington);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(logitech);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_MICROSOFT_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(microsoft);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_MONTEREY_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(monterey);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_NTRIG_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(ntrig);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_PANTHERLORD_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(pantherlord);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_PETALYNX_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(petalynx);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_SAMSUNG_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(samsung);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_SONY_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(sony);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_SUNPLUS_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(sunplus);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_GREENASIA_FF_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(greenasia);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_THRUSTMASTER_FF_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(thrustmaster);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ZEROPLUS_FF_MODULE
-	HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(zeroplus);
-#endif
-
-	return -EIO;
-}
-module_init(hid_dummy_init);
-
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-ezkey.c b/drivers/hid/hid-ezkey.c
index deb42f931b7ef53edcecb6f8273d2758f9f683e3..0a1fe054799ba2899efb74ab8dbb984be13609f9 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-ezkey.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-ezkey.c
@@ -91,5 +91,3 @@ static void ez_exit(void)
 module_init(ez_init);
 module_exit(ez_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(ezkey);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-gaff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-gaff.c
index 71211f6a4f027161e88b2a85a0a39ec4315b62ee..510ad3ab8d3369b5cb298813310b48790d73ed27 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-gaff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-gaff.c
@@ -181,5 +181,3 @@ static void __exit ga_exit(void)
 module_init(ga_init);
 module_exit(ga_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(greenasia);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-gyration.c b/drivers/hid/hid-gyration.c
index 04a0afec52acede3f6dd087ef7cd576f23e9c60a..d42d222097a80e7cfa049165676b0283c19ac3f7 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-gyration.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-gyration.c
@@ -94,5 +94,3 @@ static void gyration_exit(void)
 module_init(gyration_init);
 module_exit(gyration_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(gyration);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-kensington.c b/drivers/hid/hid-kensington.c
index 747fee5b2a7367722020f5431a9497acbc14ea07..7353bd79cbe9b525ab90475b30222ffb7b24e729 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-kensington.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-kensington.c
@@ -61,5 +61,3 @@ static void ks_exit(void)
 module_init(ks_init);
 module_exit(ks_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(kensington);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-kye.c b/drivers/hid/hid-kye.c
index ea7f412e31a9f7852ee71d058ce82e8d5e4618e2..72ee3fec56d9b887a45b83ceb405febfbf8baa8f 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-kye.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-kye.c
@@ -67,5 +67,3 @@ static void kye_exit(void)
 module_init(kye_init);
 module_exit(kye_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(kye);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-lg.c b/drivers/hid/hid-lg.c
index 83e07c9f4144d01de82813ece5077a0f4ed76257..7b80cb694982015e1f2c10fbc7795b9d98f0754c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-lg.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-lg.c
@@ -326,5 +326,3 @@ static void lg_exit(void)
 module_init(lg_init);
 module_exit(lg_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(logitech);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-microsoft.c b/drivers/hid/hid-microsoft.c
index 25b10dcad90d52c38dce6069397a1df19f13c8d0..5e9e37a0506dd96adc8164855fdfac69c7e6fd1e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-microsoft.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-microsoft.c
@@ -210,5 +210,3 @@ static void ms_exit(void)
 module_init(ms_init);
 module_exit(ms_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(microsoft);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-monterey.c b/drivers/hid/hid-monterey.c
index f3a85a065f18f490190d0e883e25783398f96206..240f87618be6edef76b34b14f87b890da82d16db 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-monterey.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-monterey.c
@@ -78,5 +78,3 @@ static void mr_exit(void)
 module_init(mr_init);
 module_exit(mr_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(monterey);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c b/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
index db44fbd7bdf6aad2eeb9ed11d4af4c5f09bca14c..c5b252be9c217888b46f587a58e41d847142e651 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
@@ -78,5 +78,3 @@ static void ntrig_exit(void)
 module_init(ntrig_init);
 module_exit(ntrig_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(ntrig);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-petalynx.c b/drivers/hid/hid-petalynx.c
index 10945fe12d50eda52239e8c5e35ce0b42a8231ea..2e83e8ff891a47aff5086e89b9b37c5d1767af6b 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-petalynx.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-petalynx.c
@@ -118,5 +118,3 @@ static void pl_exit(void)
 module_init(pl_init);
 module_exit(pl_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(petalynx);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-pl.c b/drivers/hid/hid-pl.c
index 9ad76bf71186767fc36efd6de8ea1bfd4158f2a4..4db9a3483760f6ade53829076198f105161e1cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-pl.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-pl.c
@@ -230,5 +230,3 @@ static void pl_exit(void)
 module_init(pl_init);
 module_exit(pl_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(pantherlord);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-samsung.c b/drivers/hid/hid-samsung.c
index 15f3c04924506008eb6d3f85a2c9a21393fa87c3..07083aa6c19ae615a81338c77855d143162df113 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-samsung.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-samsung.c
@@ -96,5 +96,3 @@ static void samsung_exit(void)
 module_init(samsung_init);
 module_exit(samsung_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(samsung);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
index dd5a3979a4defd1e606669da4ccc91800a0c60c3..c2599388a3504ce4df3bb110f976dfab47581cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
@@ -148,5 +148,3 @@ static void sony_exit(void)
 module_init(sony_init);
 module_exit(sony_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(sony);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-sunplus.c b/drivers/hid/hid-sunplus.c
index 5ba68f7dbb780e1626de6ff1be615e27a8f3a162..e0a8fd36a85b70e174d4763ea50e9d709bb456fd 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-sunplus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-sunplus.c
@@ -78,5 +78,3 @@ static void sp_exit(void)
 module_init(sp_init);
 module_exit(sp_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(sunplus);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-tmff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-tmff.c
index 1b7cba0f7e1f71b289f984ba7b26f95dfdab173c..7c1f7b50330cd6d5bd6b13e9388560c2ef3a5950 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-tmff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-tmff.c
@@ -265,5 +265,3 @@ static void tm_exit(void)
 module_init(tm_init);
 module_exit(tm_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(thrustmaster);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-topseed.c b/drivers/hid/hid-topseed.c
index cca64a0564a9ed3cb2b369bc8d842c5ea8ac7a18..152ccfabeba5cf59d523d59feeac2e0abde04f4a 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-topseed.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-topseed.c
@@ -73,5 +73,3 @@ static void ts_exit(void)
 module_init(ts_init);
 module_exit(ts_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(topseed);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c
index ea82f3718b218c2d6262a5b7f50db3f627ddfde1..85a198a185372967fa487a744d1d5517216a9136 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c
@@ -158,5 +158,3 @@ static void zp_exit(void)
 module_init(zp_init);
 module_exit(zp_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(zeroplus);
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index a46cda4886950a1adf78f4a071291ae848725e40..a46cbea71d659007b11f06f718b648b132bd18d8 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -792,21 +792,5 @@ dbg_hid(const char *fmt, ...)
 		__FILE__ , ## arg)
 #endif /* HID_FF */
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-#ifdef CONFIG_HID_COMPAT
-#define HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(name)	\
-/* prototype to avoid sparse warning */	\
-extern void hid_compat_##name(void);	\
-void hid_compat_##name(void) { }	\
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(hid_compat_##name)
-#else
-#define HID_COMPAT_LOAD_DRIVER(name)
-#endif /* HID_COMPAT */
-#define HID_COMPAT_CALL_DRIVER(name)	do {	\
-	extern void hid_compat_##name(void);	\
-	hid_compat_##name();			\
-} while (0)
-#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
-
 #endif