diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c b/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c
index 244f7eb7006d..cfad09accf52 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c
@@ -768,14 +768,7 @@ ioc4_ide_init(void)
 	return ioc4_register_submodule(&ioc4_ide_submodule);
 }
 
-static void __devexit
-ioc4_ide_exit(void)
-{
-	ioc4_unregister_submodule(&ioc4_ide_submodule);
-}
-
 late_initcall(ioc4_ide_init); /* Call only after IDE init is done */
-module_exit(ioc4_ide_exit);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Aniket Malatpure/Jeremy Higdon");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IDE PCI driver module for SGI IOC4 Base-IO Card");