diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c
index ee6d9efd7b76..4a41ac9af966 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 
 #include <xen/xen.h>
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "xenbus_comms.h"
 
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
 static int xenbus_backend_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
@@ -132,11 +130,4 @@ static int __init xenbus_backend_init(void)
 		pr_err("Could not register xenbus backend device\n");
 	return err;
 }
-
-static void __exit xenbus_backend_exit(void)
-{
-	misc_deregister(&xenbus_backend_dev);
-}
-
-module_init(xenbus_backend_init);
-module_exit(xenbus_backend_exit);
+device_initcall(xenbus_backend_init);
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_frontend.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_frontend.c
index 9433e46518c8..8c0a359ab4a8 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_frontend.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
 
 #include "xenbus_comms.h"
 
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@
 #include <xen/xen.h>
 #include <asm/xen/hypervisor.h>
 
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
 /*
  * An element of a list of outstanding transactions, for which we're
  * still waiting a reply.
@@ -624,11 +622,4 @@ static int __init xenbus_init(void)
 		pr_err("Could not register xenbus frontend device\n");
 	return err;
 }
-
-static void __exit xenbus_exit(void)
-{
-	misc_deregister(&xenbus_dev);
-}
-
-module_init(xenbus_init);
-module_exit(xenbus_exit);
+device_initcall(xenbus_init);