diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index 9276667f4b3..ef32dc1bbc8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ static int cvm_oct_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __devexit cvm_oct_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int cvm_oct_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int port;