diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8991.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8991.c
index 9ac31ba9b82e..b9dbfebbda13 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8991.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8991.c
@@ -1400,23 +1400,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver wm8991_i2c_driver = {
 	.id_table = wm8991_i2c_id,
 };
 
-static int __init wm8991_modinit(void)
-{
-	int ret;
-	ret = i2c_add_driver(&wm8991_i2c_driver);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to register WM8991 I2C driver: %d\n",
-		       ret);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-module_init(wm8991_modinit);
-
-static void __exit wm8991_exit(void)
-{
-	i2c_del_driver(&wm8991_i2c_driver);
-}
-module_exit(wm8991_exit);
+module_i2c_driver(wm8991_i2c_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASoC WM8991 driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Graeme Gregory");