diff --git a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
index 3a428f19a001..085047f3a545 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/simscsi.c
@@ -368,13 +368,4 @@ simscsi_init(void)
 	scsi_host_put(host);
 	return error;
 }
-
-static void __exit
-simscsi_exit(void)
-{
-	scsi_remove_host(host);
-	scsi_host_put(host);
-}
-
-module_init(simscsi_init);
-module_exit(simscsi_exit);
+device_initcall(simscsi_init);