diff --git a/drivers/block/elevator.c b/drivers/block/elevator.c
index 6b79b4314622..98fcabbafe1e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/elevator.c
+++ b/drivers/block/elevator.c
@@ -220,11 +220,6 @@ void elevator_exit(elevator_t *e)
 	kfree(e);
 }
 
-static int elevator_global_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int elv_merge(request_queue_t *q, struct request **req, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	elevator_t *e = q->elevator;
@@ -692,8 +687,6 @@ ssize_t elv_iosched_show(request_queue_t *q, char *name)
 	return len;
 }
 
-module_init(elevator_global_init);
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(elv_add_request);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__elv_add_request);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(elv_requeue_request);