diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c
index c892daae74d6dc325a77dc9050c0f6cd8a5105c8..633e743442ac711d0b02d6b85a8252a1ee74dbb5 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c
@@ -1402,10 +1402,6 @@ static int __init ibmphp_init(void)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	/* lock ourselves into memory with a module 
-	 * count of -1 so that no one can unload us. */
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-
 exit:
 	return rc;
 
@@ -1423,4 +1419,3 @@ static void __exit ibmphp_exit(void)
 }
 
 module_init(ibmphp_init);
-module_exit(ibmphp_exit);