diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8971.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8971.c
index eef783f6b6d6..5ce647758443 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8971.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8971.c
@@ -721,23 +721,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver wm8971_i2c_driver = {
 	.id_table = wm8971_i2c_id,
 };
 
-static int __init wm8971_modinit(void)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	ret = i2c_add_driver(&wm8971_i2c_driver);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to register WM8971 I2C driver: %d\n",
-		       ret);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-module_init(wm8971_modinit);
-
-static void __exit wm8971_exit(void)
-{
-	i2c_del_driver(&wm8971_i2c_driver);
-}
-module_exit(wm8971_exit);
+module_i2c_driver(wm8971_i2c_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ASoC WM8971 driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Lab126");