diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 402005c35ab3..8ca9707be6c9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ int __init nfs_init_directcache(void)
  * nfs_destroy_directcache - destroy the slab cache for nfs_direct_req structures
  *
  */
-void __exit nfs_destroy_directcache(void)
+void nfs_destroy_directcache(void)
 {
 	if (kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_direct_cachep))
 		printk(KERN_INFO "nfs_direct_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 51bc88b662fe..c5b916605fb0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static int __init nfs_init_inodecache(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void __exit nfs_destroy_inodecache(void)
+static void nfs_destroy_inodecache(void)
 {
 	if (kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_inode_cachep))
 		printk(KERN_INFO "nfs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index bd2815e2dec1..4fe51c1292bb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ extern struct svc_version nfs4_callback_version1;
 
 /* pagelist.c */
 extern int __init nfs_init_nfspagecache(void);
-extern void __exit nfs_destroy_nfspagecache(void);
+extern void nfs_destroy_nfspagecache(void);
 extern int __init nfs_init_readpagecache(void);
-extern void __exit nfs_destroy_readpagecache(void);
+extern void nfs_destroy_readpagecache(void);
 extern int __init nfs_init_writepagecache(void);
-extern void __exit nfs_destroy_writepagecache(void);
+extern void nfs_destroy_writepagecache(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_DIRECTIO
 extern int __init nfs_init_directcache(void);
-extern void __exit nfs_destroy_directcache(void);
+extern void nfs_destroy_directcache(void);
 #else
 #define nfs_init_directcache() (0)
 #define nfs_destroy_directcache() do {} while(0)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index ef9429643ebc..d89f6fb3b3a3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ int __init nfs_init_nfspagecache(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void __exit nfs_destroy_nfspagecache(void)
+void nfs_destroy_nfspagecache(void)
 {
 	if (kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_page_cachep))
 		printk(KERN_INFO "nfs_page: not all structures were freed\n");
diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index 41c2ffee24f5..32cf3773af0c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ int __init nfs_init_readpagecache(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void __exit nfs_destroy_readpagecache(void)
+void nfs_destroy_readpagecache(void)
 {
 	mempool_destroy(nfs_rdata_mempool);
 	if (kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_rdata_cachep))
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index b383fdd3a15c..8fccb9cb173b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ int __init nfs_init_writepagecache(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void __exit nfs_destroy_writepagecache(void)
+void nfs_destroy_writepagecache(void)
 {
 	mempool_destroy(nfs_commit_mempool);
 	mempool_destroy(nfs_wdata_mempool);