diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
index 6496872e2e47c34c29ca75c79ce4d56bf7191146..b01659bd4f7c2163803d64f3fe83cfe063720bf7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
@@ -255,13 +255,7 @@ static int __init hvc_opal_init(void)
 	/* Register as a vio device to receive callbacks */
 	return platform_driver_register(&hvc_opal_driver);
 }
-module_init(hvc_opal_init);
-
-static void __exit hvc_opal_exit(void)
-{
-	platform_driver_unregister(&hvc_opal_driver);
-}
-module_exit(hvc_opal_exit);
+device_initcall(hvc_opal_init);
 
 static void udbg_opal_putc(char c)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_rtas.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_rtas.c
index 0069bb86ba49c5981f9cd1a35229fad37152ab04..08c87920b74a98a02e3fcde902a41a64e79b9caf 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_rtas.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_rtas.c
@@ -102,17 +102,7 @@ static int __init hvc_rtas_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-module_init(hvc_rtas_init);
-
-/* This will tear down the tty portion of the driver */
-static void __exit hvc_rtas_exit(void)
-{
-	/* Really the fun isn't over until the worker thread breaks down and
-	 * the tty cleans up */
-	if (hvc_rtas_dev)
-		hvc_remove(hvc_rtas_dev);
-}
-module_exit(hvc_rtas_exit);
+device_initcall(hvc_rtas_init);
 
 /* This will happen prior to module init.  There is no tty at this time? */
 static int __init hvc_rtas_console_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_udbg.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_udbg.c
index 72228276fe314b36a1344a1ffef36263a4379c4c..9cf573d06a29bb8f44067d4c2ac70283db20f6db 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_udbg.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_udbg.c
@@ -80,14 +80,7 @@ static int __init hvc_udbg_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-module_init(hvc_udbg_init);
-
-static void __exit hvc_udbg_exit(void)
-{
-	if (hvc_udbg_dev)
-		hvc_remove(hvc_udbg_dev);
-}
-module_exit(hvc_udbg_exit);
+device_initcall(hvc_udbg_init);
 
 static int __init hvc_udbg_console_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
index 636c9baad7a58b76fc740bd49794303cfcc472ef..2dc2831840ca1852efb1cec280ced8b2e0afb0ae 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
@@ -561,18 +561,7 @@ static int __init xen_hvc_init(void)
 #endif
 	return r;
 }
-
-static void __exit xen_hvc_fini(void)
-{
-	struct xencons_info *entry, *next;
-
-	if (list_empty(&xenconsoles))
-			return;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, next, &xenconsoles, list) {
-		xen_console_remove(entry);
-	}
-}
+device_initcall(xen_hvc_init);
 
 static int xen_cons_init(void)
 {
@@ -598,10 +587,6 @@ static int xen_cons_init(void)
 	hvc_instantiate(HVC_COOKIE, 0, ops);
 	return 0;
 }
-
-
-module_init(xen_hvc_init);
-module_exit(xen_hvc_fini);
 console_initcall(xen_cons_init);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK