diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/io.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/io.h
index 500bbd71684d..750571856908 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/io.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/io.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ struct io_attrs {
  *      -EINVAL: Invalid DSP word size (must be > 0).
  *               Invalid base address for DSP communications.
  *  Requires:
- *      io_init(void) called.
  *      io_man != NULL.
  *      mgr_attrts != NULL.
  *  Ensures:
@@ -74,36 +73,8 @@ extern int io_create(struct io_mgr **io_man,
  *      0:        Success.
  *      -EFAULT:    hio_mgr was invalid.
  *  Requires:
- *      io_init(void) called.
  *  Ensures:
  */
 extern int io_destroy(struct io_mgr *hio_mgr);
 
-/*
- *  ======== io_exit ========
- *  Purpose:
- *      Discontinue usage of the IO module.
- *  Parameters:
- *  Returns:
- *  Requires:
- *      io_init(void) previously called.
- *  Ensures:
- *      Resources, if any acquired in io_init(void), are freed when the last
- *      client of IO calls io_exit(void).
- */
-extern void io_exit(void);
-
-/*
- *  ======== io_init ========
- *  Purpose:
- *      Initialize the IO module's private state.
- *  Parameters:
- *  Returns:
- *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occurred.
- *  Requires:
- *  Ensures:
- *      A requirement for each of the other public CHNL functions.
- */
-extern bool io_init(void);
-
 #endif /* CHNL_ */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dspapi.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dspapi.c
index 5201bedba94a..b9ca24c18e13 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dspapi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dspapi.c
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ void api_exit(void)
 	if (api_c_refs == 0) {
 		/* Release all modules initialized in api_init(). */
 		dev_exit();
-		io_exit();
 		mgr_exit();
 	}
 }
@@ -281,24 +280,19 @@ void api_exit(void)
 bool api_init(void)
 {
 	bool ret = true;
-	bool fdev, fio;
+	bool fdev;
 	bool fmgr;
 
 	if (api_c_refs == 0) {
 		/* initialize driver and other modules */
 		fmgr = mgr_init();
-		fio = io_init();
 		fdev = dev_init();
-		ret = fdev && fio;
-		ret = ret && fmgr;
+		ret = fdev && fmgr;
 		if (!ret) {
 
 			if (fmgr)
 				mgr_exit();
 
-			if (fio)
-				io_exit();
-
 			if (fdev)
 				dev_exit();
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/io.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/io.c
index a56b085deb4d..4073c9c672fd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/io.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/io.c
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 #include <ioobj.h>
 #include <dspbridge/io.h>
 
-/*  ----------------------------------- Globals */
-static u32 refs;
-
 /*
  *  ======== io_create ========
  *  Purpose:
@@ -94,28 +91,3 @@ int io_destroy(struct io_mgr *hio_mgr)
 
 	return status;
 }
-
-/*
- *  ======== io_exit ========
- *  Purpose:
- *      Discontinue usage of the IO module.
- */
-void io_exit(void)
-{
-	refs--;
-}
-
-/*
- *  ======== io_init ========
- *  Purpose:
- *      Initialize the IO module's private state.
- */
-bool io_init(void)
-{
-	bool ret = true;
-
-	if (ret)
-		refs++;
-
-	return ret;
-}