diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index c9f65574378f7eb56bccc6ccd8a9cbb31e69b097..eae4ad749e9d87956facbfadd53036d5d882ce03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -212,15 +212,7 @@ static __net_init int loopback_net_init(struct net *net)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static __net_exit void loopback_net_exit(struct net *net)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev = net->loopback_dev;
-
-	unregister_netdev(dev);
-}
-
 /* Registered in net/core/dev.c */
 struct pernet_operations __net_initdata loopback_net_ops = {
        .init = loopback_net_init,
-       .exit = loopback_net_exit,
 };