diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 6fb4e8dc8c3c..09ed67772fae 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -6180,24 +6180,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_pci_remove_one);
 void ata_pci_shutdown_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct ata_host *host = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct ata_port *ap;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int i;
 
-	/* Tell EH to disable all devices */
 	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
-		ap = host->ports[i];
-		spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
-		ap->pflags |= ATA_PFLAG_UNLOADING;
-		ata_port_schedule_eh(ap);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
-		ap = host->ports[i];
-
-		/* Wait for EH to complete before freezing the port */
-		ata_port_wait_eh(ap);
+		struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i];
 
 		ap->pflags |= ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_falcon.c b/drivers/ata/pata_falcon.c
index 0c2ae430f5aa..18ceefd176df 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_falcon.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_falcon.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static struct ata_port_operations pata_falcon_ops = {
 	.set_mode	= pata_falcon_set_mode,
 };
 
-static int __init pata_falcon_init_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int pata_falcon_init_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct resource *base_mem_res, *ctl_mem_res;
 	struct resource *base_res, *ctl_res, *irq_res;
@@ -216,23 +216,22 @@ static int __init pata_falcon_init_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				 IRQF_SHARED, &pata_falcon_sht);
 }
 
-static int __exit pata_falcon_remove_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static void pata_falcon_remove_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct ata_host *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	ata_host_detach(host);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver pata_falcon_driver = {
-	.remove = __exit_p(pata_falcon_remove_one),
+	.probe = pata_falcon_init_one,
+	.remove_new = pata_falcon_remove_one,
 	.driver   = {
 		.name	= "atari-falcon-ide",
 	},
 };
 
-module_platform_driver_probe(pata_falcon_driver, pata_falcon_init_one);
+module_platform_driver(pata_falcon_driver);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("low-level driver for Atari Falcon PATA");
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_gayle.c b/drivers/ata/pata_gayle.c
index 3bdbe2b65a2b..94df60ac2307 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_gayle.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_gayle.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static struct ata_port_operations pata_gayle_a4000_ops = {
 	.set_mode	= pata_gayle_set_mode,
 };
 
-static int __init pata_gayle_init_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int pata_gayle_init_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct resource *res;
 	struct gayle_ide_platform_data *pdata;
@@ -193,23 +193,22 @@ static int __init pata_gayle_init_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __exit pata_gayle_remove_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static void pata_gayle_remove_one(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct ata_host *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	ata_host_detach(host);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver pata_gayle_driver = {
-	.remove = __exit_p(pata_gayle_remove_one),
+	.probe = pata_gayle_init_one,
+	.remove_new = pata_gayle_remove_one,
 	.driver   = {
 		.name	= "amiga-gayle-ide",
 	},
 };
 
-module_platform_driver_probe(pata_gayle_driver, pata_gayle_init_one);
+module_platform_driver(pata_gayle_driver);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("low-level driver for Amiga Gayle PATA");