diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/libcfs/linux/linux-prim.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/libcfs/linux/linux-prim.h
index 722d90cfef16..64e75c7bfc43 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/libcfs/linux/linux-prim.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/libcfs/linux/linux-prim.h
@@ -107,15 +107,6 @@ typedef struct task_struct	      task_t;
 	current->journal_info = journal_info;   \
 	} while(0)
 
-/* Module interfaces */
-#define cfs_module(name, version, init, fini) \
-	module_init(init);		    \
-	module_exit(fini)
-
-/*
- * Signal
- */
-
 /*
  * Timer
  */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd.c
index d7b01e78ed7a..1f367638eec4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd.c
@@ -2898,5 +2898,7 @@ ksocknal_module_init (void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sun Microsystems, Inc. <http://www.lustre.org/>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Kernel TCP Socket LND v3.0.0");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_VERSION("3.0.0");
 
-cfs_module(ksocknal, "3.0.0", ksocknal_module_init, ksocknal_module_fini);
+module_init(ksocknal_module_init);
+module_exit(ksocknal_module_fini);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/module.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/module.c
index 8679b8d1b2f7..afb81755cbad 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/lnet/module.c
@@ -149,5 +149,7 @@ fini_lnet(void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Peter J. Braam <braam@clusterfs.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Portals v3.1");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_VERSION("1.0.0");
 
-cfs_module(lnet, "1.0.0", init_lnet, fini_lnet);
+module_init(init_lnet);
+module_exit(fini_lnet);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/module.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/module.c
index 5257e5630a0e..6dd4309dc5ea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/module.c
@@ -165,5 +165,7 @@ error:
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("LNet Selftest");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_VERSION("0.9.0");
 
-cfs_module(lnet, "0.9.0", lnet_selftest_init, lnet_selftest_fini);
+module_init(lnet_selftest_init);
+module_exit(lnet_selftest_fini);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fid/fid_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fid/fid_request.c
index dc3948e4be39..66007b57018b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fid/fid_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/fid/fid_request.c
@@ -564,5 +564,7 @@ static void __exit fid_mod_exit(void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sun Microsystems, Inc. <http://www.lustre.org/>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Lustre FID Module");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_VERSION("0.1.0");
 
-cfs_module(fid, "0.1.0", fid_mod_init, fid_mod_exit);
+module_init(fid_mod_init);
+module_exit(fid_mod_exit);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/module.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/module.c
index 432b55d3216c..f3108c7f818e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/module.c
@@ -491,4 +491,6 @@ static void exit_libcfs_module(void)
 	libcfs_arch_cleanup();
 }
 
-cfs_module(libcfs, "1.0.0", init_libcfs_module, exit_libcfs_module);
+MODULE_VERSION("1.0.0");
+module_init(init_libcfs_module);
+module_exit(exit_libcfs_module);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
index a8c709e26a92..71f5ef16e83d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
@@ -2870,5 +2870,7 @@ static void /*__exit*/ lov_exit(void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sun Microsystems, Inc. <http://www.lustre.org/>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Lustre Logical Object Volume OBD driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_VERSION(LUSTRE_VERSION_STRING);
 
-cfs_module(lov, LUSTRE_VERSION_STRING, lov_init, lov_exit);
+module_init(lov_init);
+module_exit(lov_exit);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/class_obd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/class_obd.c
index 44af41278a03..b1024a6d37dd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/class_obd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/class_obd.c
@@ -680,5 +680,7 @@ static void cleanup_obdclass(void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sun Microsystems, Inc. <http://www.lustre.org/>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Lustre Class Driver Build Version: " BUILD_VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_VERSION(LUSTRE_VERSION_STRING);
 
-cfs_module(obdclass, LUSTRE_VERSION_STRING, init_obdclass, cleanup_obdclass);
+module_init(init_obdclass);
+module_exit(cleanup_obdclass);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c
index 25151b13fefd..2644edf438c1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c
@@ -3163,7 +3163,9 @@ static void /*__exit*/ obdecho_exit(void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sun Microsystems, Inc. <http://www.lustre.org/>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Lustre Testing Echo OBD driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_VERSION(LUSTRE_VERSION_STRING);
 
-cfs_module(obdecho, LUSTRE_VERSION_STRING, obdecho_init, obdecho_exit);
+module_init(obdecho_init);
+module_exit(obdecho_exit);
 
 /** @} echo_client */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
index 611678c407a6..ee6707a5ea9d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
@@ -3656,5 +3656,7 @@ static void /*__exit*/ osc_exit(void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sun Microsystems, Inc. <http://www.lustre.org/>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Lustre Object Storage Client (OSC)");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_VERSION(LUSTRE_VERSION_STRING);
 
-cfs_module(osc, LUSTRE_VERSION_STRING, osc_init, osc_exit);
+module_init(osc_init);
+module_exit(osc_exit);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/ptlrpc_module.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/ptlrpc_module.c
index d26fce802b66..419e634854df 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/ptlrpc_module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/ptlrpc_module.c
@@ -149,5 +149,7 @@ static void __exit ptlrpc_exit(void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sun Microsystems, Inc. <http://www.lustre.org/>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Lustre Request Processor and Lock Management");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_VERSION("1.0.0");
 
-cfs_module(ptlrpc, "1.0.0", ptlrpc_init, ptlrpc_exit);
+module_init(ptlrpc_init);
+module_exit(ptlrpc_exit);