diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
index 0edcb435e62f..644abd37cfb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
@@ -3283,42 +3283,10 @@ static void __init emac_make_bootlist(void)
 
 static int __init emac_init(void)
 {
-	int rc;
-
-	printk(KERN_INFO DRV_DESC ", version " DRV_VERSION "\n");
-
 	/* Build EMAC boot list */
 	emac_make_bootlist();
 
-	/* Init submodules */
-	rc = mal_init();
-	if (rc)
-		goto err;
-	rc = zmii_init();
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_mal;
-	rc = rgmii_init();
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_zmii;
-	rc = tah_init();
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_rgmii;
-	rc = platform_driver_register(&emac_driver);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_tah;
-
-	return 0;
-
- err_tah:
-	tah_exit();
- err_rgmii:
-	rgmii_exit();
- err_zmii:
-	zmii_exit();
- err_mal:
-	mal_exit();
- err:
-	return rc;
+	return platform_driver_register(&emac_driver);
 }
 
 static void __exit emac_exit(void)
@@ -3327,11 +3295,6 @@ static void __exit emac_exit(void)
 
 	platform_driver_unregister(&emac_driver);
 
-	tah_exit();
-	rgmii_exit();
-	zmii_exit();
-	mal_exit();
-
 	/* Destroy EMAC boot list */
 	for (i = 0; i < EMAC_BOOT_LIST_SIZE; i++)
 		of_node_put(emac_boot_list[i]);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
index c634534710d9..c66adb7f4e7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c
@@ -781,12 +781,4 @@ static struct platform_driver mal_of_driver = {
 	.remove = mal_remove,
 };
 
-int __init mal_init(void)
-{
-	return platform_driver_register(&mal_of_driver);
-}
-
-void mal_exit(void)
-{
-	platform_driver_unregister(&mal_of_driver);
-}
+module_platform_driver(mal_of_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.h
index e0ddc41186a2..2963b36be6f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.h
@@ -252,10 +252,6 @@ static inline int mal_has_feature(struct mal_instance *dev,
 		(MAL_FTRS_POSSIBLE & dev->features & feature);
 }
 
-/* Register MAL devices */
-int mal_init(void);
-void mal_exit(void);
-
 int mal_register_commac(struct mal_instance *mal,
 			struct mal_commac *commac);
 void mal_unregister_commac(struct mal_instance *mal,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.c
index 317c22d09172..f275ebeb7158 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.c
@@ -303,12 +303,4 @@ static struct platform_driver rgmii_driver = {
 	.remove = rgmii_remove,
 };
 
-int __init rgmii_init(void)
-{
-	return platform_driver_register(&rgmii_driver);
-}
-
-void rgmii_exit(void)
-{
-	platform_driver_unregister(&rgmii_driver);
-}
+module_platform_driver(rgmii_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.h
index 8e4e36eed172..170bcd35039b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/rgmii.h
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ struct rgmii_instance {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IBM_EMAC_RGMII
 
-int rgmii_init(void);
-void rgmii_exit(void);
 int rgmii_attach(struct platform_device *ofdev, int input, int mode);
 void rgmii_detach(struct platform_device *ofdev, int input);
 void rgmii_get_mdio(struct platform_device *ofdev, int input);
@@ -64,8 +62,6 @@ void *rgmii_dump_regs(struct platform_device *ofdev, void *buf);
 
 #else
 
-# define rgmii_init()		0
-# define rgmii_exit()		do { } while(0)
 # define rgmii_attach(x,y,z)	(-ENXIO)
 # define rgmii_detach(x,y)	do { } while(0)
 # define rgmii_get_mdio(o,i)	do { } while (0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.c
index c605c8ff933e..77e881efa598 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.c
@@ -161,12 +161,4 @@ static struct platform_driver tah_driver = {
 	.remove = tah_remove,
 };
 
-int __init tah_init(void)
-{
-	return platform_driver_register(&tah_driver);
-}
-
-void tah_exit(void)
-{
-	platform_driver_unregister(&tah_driver);
-}
+module_platform_driver(tah_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.h
index 86c2b6b9d460..60c16cf7a41a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/tah.h
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ struct tah_instance {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IBM_EMAC_TAH
 
-int tah_init(void);
-void tah_exit(void);
 int tah_attach(struct platform_device *ofdev, int channel);
 void tah_detach(struct platform_device *ofdev, int channel);
 void tah_reset(struct platform_device *ofdev);
@@ -78,8 +76,6 @@ void *tah_dump_regs(struct platform_device *ofdev, void *buf);
 
 #else
 
-# define tah_init()		0
-# define tah_exit()		do { } while(0)
 # define tah_attach(x,y)	(-ENXIO)
 # define tah_detach(x,y)	do { } while(0)
 # define tah_reset(x)		do { } while(0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.c
index 03bab3f95fe4..211e843fdc7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.c
@@ -309,12 +309,4 @@ static struct platform_driver zmii_driver = {
 	.remove = zmii_remove,
 };
 
-int __init zmii_init(void)
-{
-	return platform_driver_register(&zmii_driver);
-}
-
-void zmii_exit(void)
-{
-	platform_driver_unregister(&zmii_driver);
-}
+module_platform_driver(zmii_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.h
index 65daedc78594..213de06d8ea2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/zmii.h
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ struct zmii_instance {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IBM_EMAC_ZMII
 
-int zmii_init(void);
-void zmii_exit(void);
 int zmii_attach(struct platform_device *ofdev, int input,
 		phy_interface_t *mode);
 void zmii_detach(struct platform_device *ofdev, int input);
@@ -60,8 +58,6 @@ int zmii_get_regs_len(struct platform_device *ocpdev);
 void *zmii_dump_regs(struct platform_device *ofdev, void *buf);
 
 #else
-# define zmii_init()		0
-# define zmii_exit()		do { } while(0)
 # define zmii_attach(x,y,z)	(-ENXIO)
 # define zmii_detach(x,y)	do { } while(0)
 # define zmii_get_mdio(x,y)	do { } while(0)
