diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index 255b59e..8fdadfd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "rate.h"
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
 #include "debugfs.h"
@@ -87,11 +87,10 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&rate_ctrl_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(alg, &rate_ctrl_algs, list) {
-		if (!strcmp(alg->ops->name, name))
-			if (try_module_get(alg->ops->module)) {
-				ops = alg->ops;
-				break;
-			}
+		if (!strcmp(alg->ops->name, name)) {
+			ops = alg->ops;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&rate_ctrl_mutex);
 	return ops;
@@ -111,10 +110,6 @@
 		alg_name = name;
 
 	ops = ieee80211_try_rate_control_ops_get(alg_name);
-	if (!ops) {
-		request_module("rc80211_%s", alg_name);
-		ops = ieee80211_try_rate_control_ops_get(alg_name);
-	}
 	if (!ops && name)
 		/* try default if specific alg requested but not found */
 		ops = ieee80211_try_rate_control_ops_get(ieee80211_default_rc_algo);
@@ -127,11 +122,6 @@
 	return ops;
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_rate_control_ops_put(const struct rate_control_ops *ops)
-{
-	module_put(ops->module);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 static ssize_t rcname_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
 			   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -158,11 +148,11 @@
 
 	ref = kmalloc(sizeof(struct rate_control_ref), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ref)
-		goto fail_ref;
+		return NULL;
 	ref->local = local;
 	ref->ops = ieee80211_rate_control_ops_get(name);
 	if (!ref->ops)
-		goto fail_ops;
+		goto free;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 	debugfsdir = debugfs_create_dir("rc", local->hw.wiphy->debugfsdir);
@@ -172,14 +162,11 @@
 
 	ref->priv = ref->ops->alloc(&local->hw, debugfsdir);
 	if (!ref->priv)
-		goto fail_priv;
+		goto free;
 	return ref;
 
-fail_priv:
-	ieee80211_rate_control_ops_put(ref->ops);
-fail_ops:
+free:
 	kfree(ref);
-fail_ref:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -192,7 +179,6 @@
 	ctrl_ref->local->debugfs.rcdir = NULL;
 #endif
 
-	ieee80211_rate_control_ops_put(ctrl_ref->ops);
 	kfree(ctrl_ref);
 }