diff --git a/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc2000_i2c.c b/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc2000_i2c.c
index 3e08df9f205d4..b108da4ac633a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc2000_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc2000_i2c.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Matt.Sickler@Daktronics.com");
-MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: i2c-dev");
 
 struct i2c_device {
 	unsigned long           smba;