diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index dbab17e9d45c..b3920c224013 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # Makefile for staging directory
 
-# fix for build system bug...
-obj-$(CONFIG_STAGING)		+= staging.o
-
 obj-y				+= media/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SLICOSS)		+= slicoss/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PRISM2_USB)	+= wlan-ng/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/staging.c b/drivers/staging/staging.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 233e589c0932..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/staging.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-
-static int __init staging_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void __exit staging_exit(void)
-{
-}
-
-module_init(staging_init);
-module_exit(staging_exit);
-
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Greg Kroah-Hartman");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Staging Core");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");