diff --git a/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c b/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
index 9f01aef539dd..5269ff2f29bc 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ fail:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int __exit menelaus_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
+static int menelaus_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct menelaus_chip	*menelaus = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver menelaus_i2c_driver = {
 		.name		= DRIVER_NAME,
 	},
 	.probe		= menelaus_probe,
-	.remove		= __exit_p(menelaus_remove),
+	.remove		= menelaus_remove,
 	.id_table	= menelaus_id,
 };