diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/blackfin-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/blackfin-cpufreq.c
index e9e63fc9c2c9d09b7710f61d3c8769ac77584bcc..a9f8e5bd0716f508858627d33c381437153fc3a3 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 0c12ffc0ebcbf2a5daad62e4a47674fdcedadf75..1bf6bbac3e03ae1bd9ffc4f001a71f7a0d0befcb 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 86559040c54c83daad0778160cccdb7b19f43c22..d4573032cbbc6e5cdf522951a1ee4e3d86c2c47e 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 26d940d40b1dcb1e19208a17176afe88e5632f35..13c3361437f7be274fec5b49be8f8aba1c43dd55 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 2cf33848d86e44d25bba1ca9b440d752337f8227..28a16dc6e02ec8786e529ad176185846efcaf735 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 de08acff5101dd64b93a913905a8961bfd08c69f..c987e94708f5015b7c48ce62795d0f93c0ed8c49 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 307f02e0e19c74f8e7a3b41196cc4a61343766ff..f99cfe24e7bca6489dcbf592372a38d1d019f4f1 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 49b756015316948fd783a0450441e30e285c1d8c..7f776aa91e2ff431f972bbb3995fcee82b941c66 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 ce69059be1fc95318284a9aecf0c21916244e1c9..e27fca86fe4f8e22547fa3f90d3bde5cec81fca6 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 eb7abe345b50dd147351d8f9c22d6be892e5ad0a..3d114bc5a97ad56999b03d2f03d9c701a8c72f6b 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 45bafddfd8ea488ba24362b44a8aa58bf58304eb..7b94da3d2d1012e3075f73eb5dcb49523841a985 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 3d1cba9fd5f93525d7e5117fe90e537fa019fae7..74f593e70e191ffdd8c297377cf347a833a9dbce 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 e42ca9c31ceaf03852206c92419b25e81dc45883..af7b1cabd1e76f643ae652de1b05e4b57107429c 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 a9195a86b069806e0c54e694a1c15e76b6bb56e2..e24269ab4e9bd91208b9971f2378b4a69a92648d 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 3785687e9d70f2d04dc16769e7188a1b2e8e6326..a012759003897e2340baf74b1d1aa3519f99f278 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 6adb354e359cc5fef14b1844592abc905117b486..69371bf0886d11a17a86bb169dd624777f4b6048 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 5c86e3fa55934c686ce5bc44fea45e254977e478..410b54a9346ca16687a5992675bdb1388058e71b 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 7639b2be2a90495ef68c1fca8db8363a1b0caf08..394ac159312a03ffbd359db7c9e30efda9c044eb 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 998c17b4220073f5fddcbe784ba8e6850f6e0d20..db5d274dc13ad4e800c0bd51547c92b6619668ed 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 79341350f49820c772b575d37409928e89a7723e..31c431e150a701694422665d8c7845fab077dd4a 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 */