diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index db329a6f6145..4c525b3e16ea 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -3324,18 +3324,6 @@ void vhost_set_backend_features(struct vhost_dev *dev, u64 features)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_set_backend_features);
 
-static int __init vhost_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void __exit vhost_exit(void)
-{
-}
-
-module_init(vhost_init);
-module_exit(vhost_exit);
-
 MODULE_VERSION("0.0.1");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael S. Tsirkin");