diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-atmel-pwm.c b/drivers/leds/leds-atmel-pwm.c
index 386773532d95..8a39c5b20f76 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-atmel-pwm.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-atmel-pwm.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ err:
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int __exit pwmled_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int pwmled_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	const struct gpio_led_platform_data	*pdata;
 	struct pwmled				*leds;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static struct platform_driver pwmled_driver = {
 	},
 	/* REVISIT add suspend() and resume() methods */
 	.probe =	pwmled_probe,
-	.remove =	__exit_p(pwmled_remove),
+	.remove =	pwmled_remove,
 };
 
 module_platform_driver(pwmled_driver);