diff --git a/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c b/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
index 3e745f47dd2fd6b6f0334accd289d5bfbdc7687b..dae26e856b264fe4d3eeba1c1f06d5b9a2ea826f 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
@@ -617,19 +617,3 @@ int snd_mpu401_uart_new(struct snd_card *card, int device,
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_mpu401_uart_new);
-
-/*
- *  INIT part
- */
-
-static int __init alsa_mpu401_uart_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void __exit alsa_mpu401_uart_exit(void)
-{
-}
-
-module_init(alsa_mpu401_uart_init)
-module_exit(alsa_mpu401_uart_exit)
diff --git a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_lib.c b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_lib.c
index 1a5355b747ec18954437be96fc68fc2a9869559b..cf86c36c7c3beec3389fcb9d3ff3a88c48bc28dc 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_lib.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_lib.c
@@ -538,19 +538,3 @@ int snd_opl3_hwdep_new(struct snd_opl3 * opl3,
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_opl3_hwdep_new);
-
-/*
- *  INIT part
- */
-
-static int __init alsa_opl3_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void __exit alsa_opl3_exit(void)
-{
-}
-
-module_init(alsa_opl3_init)
-module_exit(alsa_opl3_exit)
diff --git a/sound/drivers/opl4/opl4_lib.c b/sound/drivers/opl4/opl4_lib.c
index db76a5bf2bd2e6e615269161ab07c7517ff41829..819d2dce2a1912cc6b4ee9acb0698affa9297ece 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/opl4/opl4_lib.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/opl4/opl4_lib.c
@@ -263,15 +263,3 @@ int snd_opl4_create(struct snd_card *card,
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_opl4_create);
-
-static int __init alsa_opl4_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void __exit alsa_opl4_exit(void)
-{
-}
-
-module_init(alsa_opl4_init)
-module_exit(alsa_opl4_exit)
diff --git a/sound/drivers/vx/vx_core.c b/sound/drivers/vx/vx_core.c
index 121357397a6d5388c00639514df1b64b7ebe9f18..04368dd59a4c8dd80503bae67ca3acfa12cc5a0d 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/vx/vx_core.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/vx/vx_core.c
@@ -815,18 +815,3 @@ struct vx_core *snd_vx_create(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_vx_hardware *hw,
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_vx_create);
-
-/*
- * module entries
- */
-static int __init alsa_vx_core_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void __exit alsa_vx_core_exit(void)
-{
-}
-
-module_init(alsa_vx_core_init)
-module_exit(alsa_vx_core_exit)