diff --git a/fs/mbcache.c b/fs/mbcache.c
index c56ab2164d6b..07c5d7d2b701 100644
--- a/fs/mbcache.c
+++ b/fs/mbcache.c
@@ -344,9 +344,6 @@ struct mb_cache *mb_cache_create(int bucket_bits)
 	int bucket_count = 1 << bucket_bits;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
-		return NULL;
-
 	cache = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mb_cache), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cache)
 		goto err_out;
@@ -377,7 +374,6 @@ struct mb_cache *mb_cache_create(int bucket_bits)
 	return cache;
 
 err_out:
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mb_cache_create);
@@ -411,7 +407,6 @@ void mb_cache_destroy(struct mb_cache *cache)
 	}
 	kfree(cache->c_hash);
 	kfree(cache);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mb_cache_destroy);