diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter.c
index 65de0684e22a..61eafc9b4545 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter.c
@@ -197,11 +197,4 @@ static int __init ipv4_netfilter_init(void)
 {
 	return nf_register_afinfo(&nf_ip_afinfo);
 }
-
-static void __exit ipv4_netfilter_fini(void)
-{
-	nf_unregister_afinfo(&nf_ip_afinfo);
-}
-
-module_init(ipv4_netfilter_init);
-module_exit(ipv4_netfilter_fini);
+subsys_initcall(ipv4_netfilter_init);