87 files changed, 6 insertions, 112 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
index 24a517777fa0..5cf1621def9c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>                /* For standard types (like size_t) */
 #include <linux/errno.h>                /* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>               /* For printk/panic/... */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>           /* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>           /* For struct miscdevice */
-                                                        (WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>             /* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/fs.h>                   /* For file operations */
 #include <linux/ioport.h>               /* For io-port access */
@@ -337,4 +336,3 @@ module_exit(acq_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("David Woodhouse");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Acquire Inc. Single Board Computer Watchdog Timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
index cc6702fc5268..a8961addc59c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
@@ -345,4 +345,3 @@ module_exit(advwdt_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Marek Michalkiewicz <marekm@linux.org.pl>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Advantech Single Board Computer WDT driver");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
index 41b84936a521..fbb7b94cabfd 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
@@ -452,4 +452,3 @@ module_exit(watchdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alan Cox");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ALi M1535 PMU Watchdog Timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
index 5eee55012e33..12f0b762b528 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
@@ -425,4 +425,3 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, alim7101_pci_tbl);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Steve Hill");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ALi M7101 PMU Computer Watchdog Timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
index b3709f9cf5be..3a996576343a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Nicolas Thill <nico@openwrt.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(LONGNAME);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 static int margin = 60;
 module_param(margin, int, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
index b178e717ef09..afe7d17e6776 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
@@ -434,4 +434,3 @@ module_platform_driver_probe(at32_wdt_driver, at32_wdt_probe);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Hans-Christian Egtvedt <egtvedt@samfundet.no>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Atmel AT32AP700X");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
index aa5cb56cf68a..dee6cc21d270 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
@@ -297,5 +297,4 @@ module_exit(at91_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrew Victor");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Atmel AT91RM9200");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:at91_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
index 37cb09b27b63..9fa1f69dac13 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
@@ -329,4 +329,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRIVER_NAME);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
index 61566fc47f84..a6a2cebb2587 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
@@ -186,4 +186,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@v3.sk>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Broadcom BCM2835 watchdog timer");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c
index a14a58d9d110..4eb188b87f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm63xx_wdt.c
@@ -317,5 +317,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Miguel Gaio <miguel.gaio@efixo.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for the Broadcom BCM63xx SoC watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:bcm63xx-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
index 5d36d6fb4969..a3b6a5b30f9f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ module_exit(bfin_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michele d'Amico, Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Blackfin Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 module_param(timeout, uint, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
index f270bb7bc456..f7ae49edb518 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Heiko Ronsdorf <hero@ihg.uni-duisburg.de>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("sma cpu5 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("sma cpu5 watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 module_param(port, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(port, "base address of watchdog card, default is 0x91");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
index bead7740c86a..dd625cca1ae5 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
@@ -267,5 +267,4 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
                 __MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT));
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:watchdog");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
index aed1cbe81882..42cfd79edf2a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
@@ -352,4 +352,3 @@ module_platform_driver(dw_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jamie Iles");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Synopsys DesignWare Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
index e0574844c313..833e81311848 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
@@ -179,4 +179,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ray Lehtiniemi <rayl@mail.com>,"
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("EP93xx Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(WDT_VERSION);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
index cd31b8a2a729..23ee53240c4c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
@@ -477,4 +477,3 @@ module_exit(eurwdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Rodolfo Giometti");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Eurotech CPU-1220/1410 on board watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
index 3755833430dc..25beb30878d7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
@@ -331,5 +331,4 @@ module_exit(gef_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@ge.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("GE watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:gef_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
index fcd599d4e225..4a6ae84b42bc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
@@ -297,4 +297,3 @@ module_exit(geodewdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Advanced Micro Devices, Inc");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Geode GX/LX Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 19f3c3fc65f4..45b979d9dd13 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -881,7 +881,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Tom Mingarelli");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("hp watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(HPWDT_VERSION);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 module_param(soft_margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_margin, "Watchdog timeout in seconds");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
index 2b2ea13d03ea..a72fe9361ddf 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
@@ -497,4 +497,3 @@ module_pci_driver(esb_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Ross Biro and David Härdeman");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Intel 6300ESB chipsets");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index 439b160b3e0f..04f8af65acfd 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>                /* For standard types (like size_t) */
 #include <linux/errno.h>                /* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>               /* For printk/panic/... */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>           /* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV
-                                                        (WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>             /* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/init.h>                 /* For __init/__exit/... */
 #include <linux/fs.h>                   /* For file operations */
@@ -582,5 +580,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel TCO WatchDog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRV_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
index eb6b5cc98ec6..7ae36690c449 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
@@ -382,6 +382,5 @@ module_exit(ibwdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Charles Howes <chowes@vsol.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IB700 SBC watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 /* end of ib700wdt.c */
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c b/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
index bc3fb8fe89ab..db0a34460e57 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
@@ -419,4 +419,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IBM Automatic Server Restart driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrey Panin");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c
index e24ef6a6e064..70a240297c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c
@@ -344,5 +344,4 @@ module_exit(ie6xx_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@systec-electronic.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel Atom E6xx Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRIVER_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
index 17680aa6cb32..b4786bccc42c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
@@ -339,5 +339,4 @@ module_platform_driver_probe(imx2_wdt_driver, imx2_wdt_probe);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wolfram Sang");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for IMX2 and later");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRIVER_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c b/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
index 6d90f7a2ce22..1b5c25a47b87 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
@@ -214,4 +214,3 @@ module_exit(watchdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Guido Guenther <agx@sigxcpu.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hardware Watchdog Device for SGI IP22");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/intel_scu_watchdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/intel_scu_watchdog.c
index 8ced25613956..e13e65e996aa 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/intel_scu_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/intel_scu_watchdog.c
@@ -564,5 +564,4 @@ module_exit(intel_scu_watchdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Intel Corporation");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel SCU Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_VERSION(WDT_VER);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
index d964faf1a250..b16013ffacc2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iop_wdt.c
@@ -259,4 +259,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Curt E Bruns <curt.e.bruns@intel.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("iop watchdog timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
index f4cce6d66a55..41b3979a9d87 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jorge Boncompte - DTI2 <jorge@dti2.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IT8712F Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 static int max_units = 255;
 static int margin = 60;         /* in seconds */
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
index d3dcc6988b5f..e2bba68ae71e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
@@ -772,4 +772,3 @@ module_exit(it87_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Oliver Schuster");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hardware Watchdog Device Driver for IT87xx EC-LPC I/O");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
index 5580b4fff7fe..f20cc53ff719 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
@@ -208,5 +208,3 @@ module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
index d1afdf684c18..2de486a7eea1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
@@ -222,5 +222,4 @@ module_platform_driver(jz4740_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("jz4740 Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:jz4740-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c
index 8a8e3eca8aea..a1a3638c579c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c
@@ -578,4 +578,3 @@ module_platform_driver(kempld_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("KEM PLD Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael Brunner <michael.brunner@kontron.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
index dce9ecffd44a..40ca5594a336 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
@@ -323,5 +323,4 @@ module_exit(ks8695_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrew Victor");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for KS8695");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:ks8695_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c
index 088fd0c9d888..3b3148c764a3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/lantiq_wdt.c
@@ -249,4 +249,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("John Crispin <blogic@openwrt.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Lantiq SoC Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c
index 173494a681e6..da6fa2b68074 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/m54xx_wdt.c
@@ -223,4 +223,3 @@ module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
index bf84f788e592..9826b59ef734 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ static unsigned short zf_readw(unsigned char port)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Fernando Fuganti <fuganti@conectiva.com.br>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MachZ ZF-Logic Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
index cc9d328086ed..6d4f3998e1f6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
@@ -258,4 +258,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nodelay,
                 "(max6373/74 only, default=0)");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
index 97d62ee50341..be86ea359eee 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
@@ -315,4 +315,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Gergely Madarasz <gorgo@itc.hu>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MixCom Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_VERSION(VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
index d0ebebae607c..d82152077fd9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
@@ -330,4 +330,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Dave Updegraff, Kumar Gala");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for watchdog timer in MPC8xx/MPC83xx/MPC86xx "
                   "uProcessors");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
index b4341110ad4f..edb31ffd7927 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
@@ -257,5 +257,4 @@ module_platform_driver(mtx1_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael Stickel, Florian Fainelli");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for the MTX-1 watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:mtx1-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
index 2f2ff19da6e2..f9fa58409396 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
@@ -323,5 +323,4 @@ module_exit(mv64x60_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("James Chapman <jchapman@katalix.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MV64x60 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" MV64x60_WDT_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
index b15b6efd91a1..a0d893b0930e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
@@ -307,5 +307,4 @@ module_platform_driver(nuc900wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wan ZongShun <mcuos.com@gmail.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for NUC900");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:nuc900-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c b/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c
index 59cf19eeea07..231e5b9d5c8e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/nv_tco.c
@@ -513,4 +513,3 @@ module_exit(nv_tco_cleanup_module);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mike Waychison");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TCO timer driver for NV chipsets");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
index 4dd281f2c33f..fb57103c8ebc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
@@ -405,4 +405,3 @@ module_platform_driver(xwdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alejandro Cabrera <aldaya@gmail.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xilinx Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
index 34adb540d02c..44edca66d564 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
@@ -225,4 +225,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:orion_wdt");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index 5afb89b48650..5211d56b3681 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -580,8 +580,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Sven Anders <anders@anduras.de>, "
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PC87413 WDT driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 module_param(io, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, MODNAME " I/O port (default: "
                                        __MODULE_STRING(IO_DEFAULT) ").");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
index 33e49a7f889f..e936f15dc7c7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>        /* For mdelay function */
 #include <linux/timer.h>        /* For timer related operations */
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>      /* For jiffies stuff */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>   /* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>   /* For struct miscdevice */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>     /* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/reboot.h>       /* For kernel_power_off() */
 #include <linux/init.h>         /* For __init/__exit/... */
@@ -1011,5 +1011,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ken Hollis <kenji@bitgate.com>, "
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Berkshire ISA-PC Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_VERSION(WATCHDOG_VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
index 7890f84edf76..b4864f254b48 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>        /* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>       /* For printk/panic/... */
 #include <linux/delay.h>        /* For mdelay function */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>   /* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>   /* For struct miscdevice */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>     /* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/notifier.h>     /* For notifier support */
 #include <linux/reboot.h>       /* For reboot_notifier stuff */
@@ -820,5 +820,3 @@ module_pci_driver(pcipcwd_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Berkshire PCI-PC Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
index 115a0ebebf4a..53598e832a2a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>        /* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>       /* For printk/panic/... */
 #include <linux/delay.h>        /* For mdelay function */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>   /* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>   /* For struct miscdevice */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>     /* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/notifier.h>     /* For notifier support */
 #include <linux/reboot.h>       /* For reboot_notifier stuff */
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ do {							\
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
 MODULE_LICENSE(DRIVER_LICENSE);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
 /* Module Parameters */
 module_param(debug, int, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
index 329bc60ad7a2..0cdfee266690 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
@@ -299,5 +299,3 @@ module_exit(pikawdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sean MacLennan <smaclennan@pikatech.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PIKA FPGA based Watchdog Timer");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index b30bd430f591..1bdcc313e1d9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -233,5 +233,4 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
                 "Set to 1 to keep watchdog running after device release");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:pnx4008-watchdog");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
index 1b62a7dfcc95..882fdcb46ad1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
@@ -278,4 +278,3 @@ module_exit(watchdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Daniel Laird/Andre McCurdy");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hardware Watchdog Device for PNX833x");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
index 9cf6bc7a234f..71e78ef4b736 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>                /* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>               /* For printk/panic/... */
 #include <linux/fs.h>                   /* For file operations */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>           /* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>           /* For struct miscdevice */
-                                                        (WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>             /* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/init.h>                 /* For __init/__exit/... */
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>      /* For platform_driver framework */
@@ -329,4 +328,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@crfreenet.org>,"
                "Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for the IDT RC32434 SoC watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
index 8d5facd680b1..082d06262959 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
@@ -298,4 +298,3 @@ module_platform_driver(rdc321x_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("RDC321x watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rt2880_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rt2880_wdt.c
index 4d07964aeae3..a9f84919df7f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rt2880_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rt2880_wdt.c
@@ -205,4 +205,3 @@ module_platform_driver(rt288x_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MediaTek/Ralink RT288x/RT3xxx hardware watchdog driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index 23aad7c6bf5d..7d8fd041ee25 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h> /* for MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -539,5 +538,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ben Dooks <ben@simtec.co.uk>, "
              "Dimitry Andric <dimitry.andric@tomtom.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("S3C2410 Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:s3c2410-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
index ccd6b29e21bf..e1d39a1e9628 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
@@ -193,4 +193,3 @@ module_param(margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(margin, "Watchdog margin in seconds (default 60s)");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c
index ea5d84a1fdad..3abae50773b8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
      "Watchdog timeout in microseconds (max/default 8388607 or 8.3ish secs)");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 /*
 * example code that can be put in a platform code area to utilize the
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
index 63632ec87c7e..2eef58a0cf05 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
@@ -387,4 +387,3 @@ module_exit(sbc60xxwdt_unload);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jakob Oestergaard <jakob@unthought.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("60xx Single Board Computer Watchdog Timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
index 719edc8fdeb3..5f268add17ce 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
@@ -309,5 +309,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Gilles Gigan");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog device driver for single board"
                   " computers EPIC Nano 7240 from iEi");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
index d4781e05f017..da60560ca446 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc8360.c
@@ -404,6 +404,5 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Ian E. Morgan <imorgan@webcon.ca>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SBC8360 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION("1.01");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 /* end of sbc8360.c */
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
index 0c3e9f66ef77..a1c502e0d8ec 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
@@ -220,4 +220,3 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hardware Watchdog Device for Winsystems EPX-C3 SBC.  "
        "so only use it if you are *sure* you are running on this specific "
        "SBC system from Winsystems!  It writes to IO ports 0x1ee and 0x1ef!");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
index 90d5527ca886..a517d8bae757 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
@@ -263,5 +263,3 @@ module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
index 3fb83b0c28c2..3b9fff9dcf65 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
@@ -476,4 +476,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@commfireservices.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(
        "Driver for National Semiconductor PC87307/PC97307 watchdog component");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
index 707e027e5002..f353e18b1a82 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
@@ -433,4 +433,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Scott and Bill Jennings");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(
        "Driver for watchdog timer in AMD \"Elan\" SC520 uProcessor");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
index af7b136b1874..b96127ea3de1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>                /* For standard types (like size_t) */
 #include <linux/errno.h>                /* For the -ENODEV/... values */
 #include <linux/kernel.h>               /* For printk/... */
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>           /* For MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>           /* For struct miscdevice */
-                                                        (WATCHDOG_MINOR) */
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>             /* For the watchdog specific items */
 #include <linux/init.h>                 /* For __init/__exit/... */
 #include <linux/fs.h>                   /* For file operations */
@@ -545,5 +544,3 @@ module_exit(sch311x_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SMSC SCH311x WatchDog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
index 8ae7c282d465..836377cf9271 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Christer Weinigel <wingel@nano-system.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NatSemi SCx200 Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 static int margin = 60;         /* in seconds */
 module_param(margin, int, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
index 5bca79457768..f9b8e06f3558 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SuperH watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRV_NAME);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 module_param(clock_division_ratio, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(clock_division_ratio,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
index 6d665f9c1d58..445ea1ad1fa9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
@@ -603,8 +603,6 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for SMsC 37B787 watchdog component (Version "
                                                                VERSION ")");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 #ifdef SMSC_SUPPORT_MINUTES
 module_param(unit, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(unit,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
index b68b1e519d53..ef2638fee4a8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
@@ -207,4 +207,3 @@ module_exit(watchdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alan Cox");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Software Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c b/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
index 0e9d8c479c35..ce63a1bbf395 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
@@ -580,4 +580,3 @@ module_exit(sp5100_tco_cleanup_module);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Priyanka Gupta");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TCO timer driver for SP5100/SB800 chipset");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
index 7bf8c508862b..d667f6b51d35 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
@@ -108,4 +108,3 @@ module_platform_driver(stmp3xxx_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("STMP3XXX RTC Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c
index 88f23c5cfddb..0fd0e8ae62a8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/txx9wdt.c
@@ -176,5 +176,4 @@ module_platform_driver_probe(txx9wdt_driver, txx9wdt_probe);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TXx9 Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:txx9wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c
index d9af93458df3..e029b5768f2c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c
@@ -167,5 +167,4 @@ module_platform_driver(ux500_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jonas Aaberg <jonas.aberg@stericsson.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Ux500 Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:ux500_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
index 92f1326f0cfc..da6781c12523 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
@@ -396,4 +396,3 @@ module_exit(wdt_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Pádraig  Brady <P@draigBrady.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("w83627hf/thf WDT driver");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
index cd9f3c1e1af4..aaf2995d37f4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
@@ -458,4 +458,3 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Marcus Junker <junker@anduras.de>, "
                "Samuel Tardieu <sam@rfc1149.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("w83697hf/hg WDT driver");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
index 274be0bfaf24..ff58cb74671f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
@@ -395,4 +395,3 @@ module_exit(wdt_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Flemming Frandsen <ff@nrvissing.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("w83697ug/uf WDT driver");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
index 7874ae06232b..f0483c75ed32 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
@@ -406,4 +406,3 @@ module_exit(w83877f_wdt_unload);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Scott and Bill Jennings");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for watchdog timer in w83877f chip");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
index 5d2c902825c2..91bf55a20024 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
@@ -527,4 +527,3 @@ module_exit(w83977f_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jose Goncalves <jose.goncalves@inov.pt>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for watchdog timer in W83977F I/O chip");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
index 25aba6e00a23..db0da7ea4fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
@@ -322,6 +322,5 @@ module_exit(wafwdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Justin Cormack");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ICP Wafer 5823 Single Board Computer WDT driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 /* end of wafer5823wdt.c */
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
index 3045debd5411..0240c60d14e3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Utz Bacher <utz.bacher@de.ibm.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("RTAS watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
 static bool wdrtas_nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static atomic_t wdrtas_miscdev_open = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
index ee4333c01109..e0206b5b7d89 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
@@ -664,6 +664,4 @@ module_exit(wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alan Cox");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for ISA ICS watchdog cards (WDT500/501)");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt285.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt285.c
index 5eec74053882..7355ddd0b207 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt285.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt285.c
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ static void __exit footbridge_watchdog_exit(void)
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Phil Blundell <pb@nexus.co.uk>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Footbridge watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 module_param(soft_margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_margin, "Watchdog timeout in seconds");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
index 65a402344933..a8e6f87f60c9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
@@ -507,4 +507,3 @@ module_exit(wd977_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Woody Suwalski <woodys@xandros.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("W83977AF Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
index 36a54c0e32dd..ee89ba4dea63 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
@@ -744,5 +744,3 @@ module_pci_driver(wdtpci_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("JP Nollmann, Alan Cox");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for the ICS PCI-WDT500/501 watchdog cards");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c
index 92ad33d0cb71..7a42dffd39e5 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c
@@ -362,4 +362,3 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xen WatchDog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);