diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mcp-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mcp-core.c
index 2fa592c37c6f..281a9369f2b3 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mcp-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mcp-core.c
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
 #define to_mcp(d)		container_of(d, struct mcp, attached_device)
 #define to_mcp_driver(d)	container_of(d, struct mcp_driver, drv)
 
-static int mcp_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static int mcp_bus_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct mcp *mcp = to_mcp(dev);
@@ -43,7 +38,6 @@ static void mcp_bus_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 static struct bus_type mcp_bus_type = {
 	.name		= "mcp",
-	.match		= mcp_bus_match,
 	.probe		= mcp_bus_probe,
 	.remove		= mcp_bus_remove,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/nubus/bus.c b/drivers/nubus/bus.c
index 17fad660032c..72921e4f35f6 100644
--- a/drivers/nubus/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/nubus/bus.c
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
 #define to_nubus_board(d)       container_of(d, struct nubus_board, dev)
 #define to_nubus_driver(d)      container_of(d, struct nubus_driver, driver)
 
-static int nubus_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *driver)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static int nubus_device_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct nubus_driver *ndrv = to_nubus_driver(dev->driver);
@@ -39,7 +34,6 @@ static void nubus_device_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 struct bus_type nubus_bus_type = {
 	.name		= "nubus",
-	.match		= nubus_bus_match,
 	.probe		= nubus_device_probe,
 	.remove		= nubus_device_remove,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c
index 29ebd54f8919..0a662c451f2a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c
@@ -172,14 +172,8 @@ static void vfio_ap_matrix_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 	kfree(matrix_dev);
 }
 
-static int matrix_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static struct bus_type matrix_bus = {
 	.name = "matrix",
-	.match = &matrix_bus_match,
 };
 
 static struct device_driver matrix_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
index 592a290e6cfa..8107489b36e8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
@@ -7844,15 +7844,8 @@ static void sdebug_driver_remove(struct device *dev)
 	scsi_host_put(sdbg_host->shost);
 }
 
-static int pseudo_lld_bus_match(struct device *dev,
-				struct device_driver *dev_driver)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static struct bus_type pseudo_lld_bus = {
 	.name = "pseudo",
-	.match = pseudo_lld_bus_match,
 	.probe = sdebug_driver_probe,
 	.remove = sdebug_driver_remove,
 	.drv_groups = sdebug_drv_groups,
diff --git a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
index 4407b56aa6d1..eeb63deff94f 100644
--- a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
+++ b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
@@ -83,15 +83,8 @@ static int tcm_loop_show_info(struct seq_file *m, struct Scsi_Host *host)
 static int tcm_loop_driver_probe(struct device *);
 static void tcm_loop_driver_remove(struct device *);
 
-static int pseudo_lld_bus_match(struct device *dev,
-				struct device_driver *dev_driver)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static struct bus_type tcm_loop_lld_bus = {
 	.name			= "tcm_loop_bus",
-	.match			= pseudo_lld_bus_match,
 	.probe			= tcm_loop_driver_probe,
 	.remove			= tcm_loop_driver_remove,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
index f2ae2e563dc5..a6ecfa1b3417 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(slave_ttl,
 DEFINE_MUTEX(w1_mlock);
 LIST_HEAD(w1_masters);
 
-static int w1_master_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static int w1_master_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
@@ -174,7 +169,6 @@ static int w1_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
 
 static struct bus_type w1_bus_type = {
 	.name = "w1",
-	.match = w1_master_match,
 	.uevent = w1_uevent,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/ac97_bus.c b/sound/ac97_bus.c
index b4685c53ff11..c7aee8c42c55 100644
--- a/sound/ac97_bus.c
+++ b/sound/ac97_bus.c
@@ -75,19 +75,8 @@ int snd_ac97_reset(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, bool try_warm, unsigned int id,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_ac97_reset);
 
-/*
- * Let drivers decide whether they want to support given codec from their
- * probe method. Drivers have direct access to the struct snd_ac97
- * structure and may  decide based on the id field amongst other things.
- */
-static int ac97_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
 struct bus_type ac97_bus_type = {
 	.name		= "ac97",
-	.match		= ac97_bus_match,
 };
 
 static int __init ac97_bus_init(void)
