diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/namespace.c b/kernel/cgroup/namespace.c
index 0d5c29879a50..144a464e45c6 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/namespace.c
@@ -149,9 +149,3 @@ const struct proc_ns_operations cgroupns_operations = {
 	.install	= cgroupns_install,
 	.owner		= cgroupns_owner,
 };
-
-static __init int cgroup_namespaces_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-subsys_initcall(cgroup_namespaces_init);