diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000.c b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000.c
index 1d8a0364b9f..45fcdff611f 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ init_dma(struct snd_emu8000 *emu)
 /*
  * initialization arrays; from ADIP
  */
-static unsigned short init1[128] /*__devinitdata*/ = {
+static unsigned short init1[128] = {
 	0x03ff, 0x0030,  0x07ff, 0x0130, 0x0bff, 0x0230,  0x0fff, 0x0330,
 	0x13ff, 0x0430,  0x17ff, 0x0530, 0x1bff, 0x0630,  0x1fff, 0x0730,
 	0x23ff, 0x0830,  0x27ff, 0x0930, 0x2bff, 0x0a30,  0x2fff, 0x0b30,
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static unsigned short init1[128] /*__devinitdata*/ = {
 	0xf3ff, 0x0c30,  0xf7ff, 0x0d30, 0xfbff, 0x0e30,  0xffff, 0x0f30,
 };
 
-static unsigned short init2[128] /*__devinitdata*/ = {
+static unsigned short init2[128] = {
 	0x03ff, 0x8030, 0x07ff, 0x8130, 0x0bff, 0x8230, 0x0fff, 0x8330,
 	0x13ff, 0x8430, 0x17ff, 0x8530, 0x1bff, 0x8630, 0x1fff, 0x8730,
 	0x23ff, 0x8830, 0x27ff, 0x8930, 0x2bff, 0x8a30, 0x2fff, 0x8b30,
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static unsigned short init2[128] /*__devinitdata*/ = {
 	0xf3ff, 0x8c30, 0xf7ff, 0x8d30, 0xfbff, 0x8e30, 0xffff, 0x8f30,
 };
 
-static unsigned short init3[128] /*__devinitdata*/ = {
+static unsigned short init3[128] = {
 	0x0C10, 0x8470, 0x14FE, 0xB488, 0x167F, 0xA470, 0x18E7, 0x84B5,
 	0x1B6E, 0x842A, 0x1F1D, 0x852A, 0x0DA3, 0x8F7C, 0x167E, 0xF254,
 	0x0000, 0x842A, 0x0001, 0x852A, 0x18E6, 0x8BAA, 0x1B6D, 0xF234,
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static unsigned short init3[128] /*__devinitdata*/ = {
 	0x1342, 0xD36E, 0x3EC7, 0xB3FF, 0x0000, 0x8365, 0x1420, 0x9570,
 };
 
-static unsigned short init4[128] /*__devinitdata*/ = {
+static unsigned short init4[128] = {
 	0x0C10, 0x8470, 0x14FE, 0xB488, 0x167F, 0xA470, 0x18E7, 0x84B5,
 	0x1B6E, 0x842A, 0x1F1D, 0x852A, 0x0DA3, 0x0F7C, 0x167E, 0x7254,
 	0x0000, 0x842A, 0x0001, 0x852A, 0x18E6, 0x0BAA, 0x1B6D, 0x7234,
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index c5d0472aaba..8353c77536a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static int snd_hda_bus_dev_register(struct snd_device *device)
  *
  * Returns 0 if successful, or a negative error code.
  */
-int /*__devinit*/ snd_hda_bus_new(struct snd_card *card,
+int snd_hda_bus_new(struct snd_card *card,
 			      const struct hda_bus_template *temp,
 			      struct hda_bus **busp)
 {
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ static int get_codec_name(struct hda_codec *codec)
 /*
  * look for an AFG and MFG nodes
  */
-static void /*__devinit*/ setup_fg_nodes(struct hda_codec *codec)
+static void setup_fg_nodes(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	int i, total_nodes, function_id;
 	hda_nid_t nid;
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ static unsigned int hda_set_power_state(struct hda_codec *codec,
  *
  * Returns 0 if successful, or a negative error code.
  */
-int /*__devinit*/ snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus,
+int snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus,
 				unsigned int codec_addr,
 				struct hda_codec **codecp)
 {
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ static void hda_cleanup_all_streams(struct hda_codec *codec)
 #define INFO_AMP_VOL(ch)	(1 << (1 + (ch)))
 
 /* initialize the hash table */
-static void /*__devinit*/ init_hda_cache(struct hda_cache_rec *cache,
+static void init_hda_cache(struct hda_cache_rec *cache,
 				     unsigned int record_size)
 {
 	memset(cache, 0, sizeof(*cache));
@@ -3684,7 +3684,7 @@ static void hda_call_codec_resume(struct hda_codec *codec)
  *
  * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a negative error code.
  */
-int /*__devinit*/ snd_hda_build_controls(struct hda_bus *bus)
+int snd_hda_build_controls(struct hda_bus *bus)
 {
 	struct hda_codec *codec;
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c
index 1af86d40eb2..a5c9411bb36 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_hwdep.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void hwdep_free(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep)
 	clear_hwdep_elements(hwdep->private_data);
 }
 
-int /*__devinit*/ snd_hda_create_hwdep(struct hda_codec *codec)
+int snd_hda_create_hwdep(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	char hwname[16];
 	struct snd_hwdep *hwdep;