diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
index 7a0f4aa4fa1e..a8d9d8fac5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 static int acpi_memory_device_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_memory_device_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
-static int acpi_memory_device_start(struct acpi_device *device);
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id memory_device_ids[] = {
 	{ACPI_MEMORY_DEVICE_HID, 0},
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_memory_device_driver = {
 	.ops = {
 		.add = acpi_memory_device_add,
 		.remove = acpi_memory_device_remove,
-		.start = acpi_memory_device_start,
 		},
 };
 
@@ -415,6 +413,22 @@ static int acpi_memory_device_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s \n", acpi_device_name(device));
 
+	/*
+	 * Early boot code has recognized memory area by EFI/E820.
+	 * If DSDT shows these memory devices on boot, hotplug is not necessary
+	 * for them. So, it just returns until completion of this driver's
+	 * start up.
+	 */
+	if (!acpi_hotmem_initialized)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!acpi_memory_check_device(mem_device)) {
+		/* call add_memory func */
+		result = acpi_memory_enable_device(mem_device);
+		if (result)
+			printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
+				"Error in acpi_memory_enable_device\n");
+	}
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -432,32 +446,6 @@ static int acpi_memory_device_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int acpi_memory_device_start (struct acpi_device *device)
-{
-	struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device;
-	int result = 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * Early boot code has recognized memory area by EFI/E820.
-	 * If DSDT shows these memory devices on boot, hotplug is not necessary
-	 * for them. So, it just returns until completion of this driver's
-	 * start up.
-	 */
-	if (!acpi_hotmem_initialized)
-		return 0;
-
-	mem_device = acpi_driver_data(device);
-
-	if (!acpi_memory_check_device(mem_device)) {
-		/* call add_memory func */
-		result = acpi_memory_enable_device(mem_device);
-		if (result)
-			printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
-				"Error in acpi_memory_enable_device\n");
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
 /*
  * Helper function to check for memory device
  */