diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/gen/gh.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/gen/gh.c
index 60aa7b063c91..25eaef782aaa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/gen/gh.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/gen/gh.c
@@ -94,15 +94,6 @@ void gh_delete(struct gh_t_hash_tab *hash_tab)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- *  ======== gh_exit ========
- */
-
-void gh_exit(void)
-{
-	/* Do nothing */
-}
-
 /*
  *  ======== gh_find ========
  */
@@ -121,15 +112,6 @@ void *gh_find(struct gh_t_hash_tab *hash_tab, void *key)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- *  ======== gh_init ========
- */
-
-void gh_init(void)
-{
-	/* Do nothing */
-}
-
 /*
  *  ======== gh_insert ========
  */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/gh.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/gh.h
index 9de291d1f566..da85079dbfb6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/gh.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/gh.h
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ extern struct gh_t_hash_tab *gh_create(u16 max_bucket, u16 val_size,
 				       bool(*match) (void *, void *),
 				       void (*delete) (void *));
 extern void gh_delete(struct gh_t_hash_tab *hash_tab);
-extern void gh_exit(void);
 extern void *gh_find(struct gh_t_hash_tab *hash_tab, void *key);
-extern void gh_init(void);
 extern void *gh_insert(struct gh_t_hash_tab *hash_tab, void *key, void *value);
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIDSPBRIDGE_BACKTRACE
 void gh_iterate(struct gh_t_hash_tab *hash_tab,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dbll.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dbll.c
index 071ee86dd028..9f07036cd411 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dbll.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dbll.c
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ static u16 name_hash(void *key, u16 max_bucket);
 static bool name_match(void *key, void *sp);
 static void sym_delete(void *value);
 
-static u32 refs;		/* module reference count */
-
 /* Symbol Redefinition */
 static int redefined_symbol;
 static int gbl_search = 1;
@@ -268,10 +266,7 @@ void dbll_delete(struct dbll_tar_obj *target)
  */
 void dbll_exit(void)
 {
-	refs--;
-
-	if (refs == 0)
-		gh_exit();
+	/* do nothing */
 }
 
 /*
@@ -394,10 +389,7 @@ int dbll_get_sect(struct dbll_library_obj *lib, char *name, u32 *paddr,
  */
 bool dbll_init(void)
 {
-	if (refs == 0)
-		gh_init();
-
-	refs++;
+	/* do nothing */
 
 	return true;
 }