diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/blackfin-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/blackfin-cpufreq.c
index e9e63fc..a9f8e5b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/blackfin-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/blackfin-cpufreq.c
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver bfin_driver = {
 	.target_index = bfin_target,
 	.get = bfin_getfreq_khz,
 	.init = __bfin_cpu_init,
-	.exit = cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name = "bfin cpufreq",
 	.attr = cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
index 0c12ffc..1bf6bba 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver cpu0_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.target_index = cpu0_set_target,
 	.get = cpufreq_generic_get,
 	.init = cpu0_cpufreq_init,
-	.exit = cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name = "generic_cpu0",
 	.attr = cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cris-artpec3-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cris-artpec3-cpufreq.c
index 8655904..d457303 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cris-artpec3-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cris-artpec3-cpufreq.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver cris_freq_driver = {
 	.verify	= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index = cris_freq_target,
 	.init	= cris_freq_cpu_init,
-	.exit	= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name	= "cris_freq",
 	.attr	= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cris-etraxfs-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cris-etraxfs-cpufreq.c
index 26d940d..13c3361 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cris-etraxfs-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cris-etraxfs-cpufreq.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver cris_freq_driver = {
 	.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index = cris_freq_target,
 	.init = cris_freq_cpu_init,
-	.exit = cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name = "cris_freq",
 	.attr = cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
index 2cf3384..28a16dc 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver davinci_driver = {
 	.target_index	= davinci_target,
 	.get		= cpufreq_generic_get,
 	.init		= davinci_cpu_init,
-	.exit		= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name		= "davinci",
 	.attr		= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/elanfreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
index de08acf..c987e94 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver elanfreq_driver = {
 	.verify		= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index	= elanfreq_target,
 	.init		= elanfreq_cpu_init,
-	.exit		= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name		= "elanfreq",
 	.attr		= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos-cpufreq.c
index 307f02e..f99cfe2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos-cpufreq.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver exynos_driver = {
 	.target_index	= exynos_target,
 	.get		= cpufreq_generic_get,
 	.init		= exynos_cpufreq_cpu_init,
-	.exit		= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name		= "exynos_cpufreq",
 	.attr		= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_EXYNOS_CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c
index 49b75601..7f776aa 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver exynos_driver = {
 	.target_index	= exynos_target,
 	.get		= cpufreq_generic_get,
 	.init		= exynos_cpufreq_cpu_init,
-	.exit		= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name		= CPUFREQ_NAME,
 	.attr		= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/imx6q-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/imx6q-cpufreq.c
index ce69059..e27fca8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/imx6q-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/imx6q-cpufreq.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver imx6q_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.target_index = imx6q_set_target,
 	.get = cpufreq_generic_get,
 	.init = imx6q_cpufreq_init,
-	.exit = cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name = "imx6q-cpufreq",
 	.attr = cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c
index eb7abe3..3d114bc 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/kirkwood-cpufreq.c
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver kirkwood_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.verify	= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index = kirkwood_cpufreq_target,
 	.init	= kirkwood_cpufreq_cpu_init,
-	.exit	= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name	= "kirkwood-cpufreq",
 	.attr	= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c b/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
index 45bafdd..7b94da3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
@@ -913,7 +913,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver longhaul_driver = {
 	.target_index = longhaul_target,
 	.get	= longhaul_get,
 	.init	= longhaul_cpu_init,
-	.exit	= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name	= "longhaul",
 	.attr	= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c b/drivers/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
index 3d1cba9..74f593e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver p4clockmod_driver = {
 	.verify		= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index	= cpufreq_p4_target,
 	.init		= cpufreq_p4_cpu_init,
-	.exit		= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.get		= cpufreq_p4_get,
 	.name		= "p4-clockmod",
 	.attr		= cpufreq_generic_attr,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
index e42ca9c..af7b1ca 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver cbe_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.verify		= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index	= cbe_cpufreq_target,
 	.init		= cbe_cpufreq_cpu_init,
-	.exit		= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name		= "cbe-cpufreq",
 	.flags		= CPUFREQ_CONST_LOOPS,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
index a9195a8..e24269a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver pxa_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.verify	= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index = pxa_set_target,
 	.init	= pxa_cpufreq_init,
-	.exit	= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.get	= pxa_cpufreq_get,
 	.name	= "PXA2xx",
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa3xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa3xx-cpufreq.c
index 3785687..a012759 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa3xx-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa3xx-cpufreq.c
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver pxa3xx_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.verify		= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index	= pxa3xx_cpufreq_set,
 	.init		= pxa3xx_cpufreq_init,
-	.exit		= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.get		= pxa3xx_cpufreq_get,
 	.name		= "pxa3xx-cpufreq",
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
index 6adb354..69371bf 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver sc520_freq_driver = {
 	.verify	= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index = sc520_freq_target,
 	.init	= sc520_freq_cpu_init,
-	.exit	= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name	= "sc520_freq",
 	.attr	= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c
index 5c86e3f..410b54a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver spear_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.target_index	= spear_cpufreq_target,
 	.get		= cpufreq_generic_get,
 	.init		= spear_cpufreq_init,
-	.exit		= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.attr		= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
index 7639b2b..394ac15 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver speedstep_driver = {
 	.verify	= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index = speedstep_target,
 	.init	= speedstep_cpu_init,
-	.exit	= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.get	= speedstep_get,
 	.attr	= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
index 998c17b..db5d274 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver speedstep_driver = {
 	.verify		= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index	= speedstep_target,
 	.init		= speedstep_cpu_init,
-	.exit		= cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.get		= speedstep_get,
 	.resume		= speedstep_resume,
 	.attr		= cpufreq_generic_attr,
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 7934135..31c431e 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -508,9 +508,4 @@ unsigned int cpufreq_generic_get(unsigned int cpu);
 int cpufreq_generic_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table,
 		unsigned int transition_latency);
-static inline int cpufreq_generic_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #endif /* _LINUX_CPUFREQ_H */
