diff --git a/fs/crypto/crypto.c b/fs/crypto/crypto.c
index dcf630d7e446..d6fb4ef28599 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/crypto.c
@@ -509,22 +509,4 @@ fail_free_queue:
 fail:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
-module_init(fscrypt_init)
-
-/**
- * fscrypt_exit() - Shutdown the fs encryption system
- */
-static void __exit fscrypt_exit(void)
-{
-	fscrypt_destroy();
-
-	if (fscrypt_read_workqueue)
-		destroy_workqueue(fscrypt_read_workqueue);
-	kmem_cache_destroy(fscrypt_ctx_cachep);
-	kmem_cache_destroy(fscrypt_info_cachep);
-
-	fscrypt_essiv_cleanup();
-}
-module_exit(fscrypt_exit);
-
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+late_initcall(fscrypt_init)
diff --git a/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h b/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
index 8978eec9d766..224178294371 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
+++ b/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
@@ -166,6 +166,4 @@ struct fscrypt_mode {
 	bool needs_essiv;
 };
 
-extern void __exit fscrypt_essiv_cleanup(void);
-
 #endif /* _FSCRYPT_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c b/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
index 0c6c18398a4b..aff0783c222c 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
@@ -438,11 +438,6 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-void __exit fscrypt_essiv_cleanup(void)
-{
-	crypto_free_shash(essiv_hash_tfm);
-}
-
 /*
  * Given the encryption mode and key (normally the derived key, but for
  * FS_POLICY_FLAG_DIRECT_KEY mode it's the master key), set up the inode's