diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/backchannel.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/backchannel.c
index 79a55fc540a6..e2704db2abcb 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/backchannel.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/backchannel.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * Support for backward direction RPCs on RPC/RDMA.
  */
 
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/xprt.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/svc.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h>
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ int xprt_rdma_bc_setup(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, unsigned int reqs)
 		goto out_free;
 
 	r_xprt->rx_buf.rb_bc_srv_max_requests = reqs;
-	request_module("svcrdma");
 	trace_xprtrdma_cb_setup(r_xprt, reqs);
 	return 0;